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Critical assessment of the alleged failure of the Classical Nucleation Theory at low temperatures

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Cassar, Daniel R. ; Serra, Andre H. ; Peitl, Oscar ; Zanotto, Edgar D.
Número total de Autores: 4
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids; v. 547, p. 10-pg., 2020-11-01.
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The Classical Nucleation Theory allegedly fails to describe the temperature dependence of the homogeneous crystal nucleation rates below the temperature of maximum nucleation, T-max. Possible explanations for this suspected breakdown have been advanced in the literature. However, the simplest hypothesis has never been tested, that it is a byproduct of nucleation datasets that have not reached the steady-state regime. In this work, we tested this possibility by analyzing published nucleation data for oxide supercooled liquids, using only nucleation and viscosity data measured in samples of the same glass batch that also have satisfied a steady-state regime test. Furthermore, all the uncertainty and regression confidence bands were computed and considered. Having this rigorous protocol, among the 6 datasets analyzed, we only found weak evidence supporting the existence of the nucleation break in 2 datasets. Our collective results thus indicate that the break at T-max is not a common feature of all glass-formers. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 13/07793-6 - CEPIV - Centro de Ensino, Pesquisa e Inovação em Vidros
Beneficiário:Edgar Dutra Zanotto
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Centros de Pesquisa, Inovação e Difusão - CEPIDs
Processo FAPESP: 17/12491-0 - Processos cinéticos em vidros e novas formulações vítreas via aprendizagem de máquina
Beneficiário:Daniel Roberto Cassar
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado