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- Title
Melting domain size and recrystallization dynamics of ice revealed by time-resolved x-ray scattering.
- Authors
Yang, Cheolhee; Ladd-Parada, Marjorie; Nam, Kyeongmin; Jeong, Sangmin; You, Seonju; Späh, Alexander; Pathak, Harshad; Eklund, Tobias; Lane, Thomas J.; Lee, Jae Hyuk; Eom, Intae; Kim, Minseok; Amann-Winkel, Katrin; Perakis, Fivos; Nilsson, Anders; Kim, Kyung Hwan
- Abstract
The phase transition between water and ice is ubiquitous and one of the most important phenomena in nature. Here, we performed time-resolved x-ray scattering experiments capturing the melting and recrystallization dynamics of ice. The ultrafast heating of ice I is induced by an IR laser pulse and probed with an intense x-ray pulse which provided us with direct structural information on different length scales. From the wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) patterns, the molten fraction, as well as the corresponding temperature at each delay, were determined. The small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) patterns, together with the information extracted from the WAXS analysis, provided the time-dependent change of the size and the number of liquid domains. The results show partial melting (~13%) and superheating of ice occurring at around 20 ns. After 100 ns, the average size of the liquid domains grows from about 2.5 nm to 4.5 nm by the coalescence of approximately six adjacent domains. Subsequently, we capture the recrystallization of the liquid domains, which occurs on microsecond timescales due to the cooling by heat dissipation and results to a decrease of the average liquid domain size. The phase transition between water and ice is a ubiquitous phenomenon in nature. Here, the authors conduct a time-resolved x-ray scattering experiment using X-ray Free Electron Lasers to elucidate a comprehensive picture of the melting and recrystallization dynamics of crystalline ice, based on direct structural information.
- Subjects
FREE electron lasers; RECRYSTALLIZATION (Metallurgy); X-ray scattering; PHASE transitions; SMALL-angle X-ray scattering; ICE; MELTING
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2023, Vol 14, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-023-38551-0