%0 Book Section %1 statphys23_0535 %A Zykova, T. %A Valeriani, C. %A Sanz, E. %A Frenkel, D. %A Tosatti, E. %B Abstract Book of the XXIII IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics %C Genova, Italy %D 2007 %E Pietronero, Luciano %E Loreto, Vittorio %E Zapperi, Stefano %K chloride classical energy free interfacial nucleation sodium statphys23 theory topic-6 %T Classical Nucleation Theory cannot be used to determine solid-liquid interface free energies of crystals %U http://st23.statphys23.org/webservices/abstract/preview_pop.php?ID_PAPER=535 %X We compare the values of the solid-liquid interface free energy of NaCl crystals as obtained from simulations of the crystal nucleation barrier with those obtained from numerical studies of the solid-liquid contact-angle near the triple point. We find that the values obtained by these different methods differ by more than a factor two. We analyse the possible sources for this discrepancy and conclude that, within the framework of Classical Nucleation Theory, experiments on crystal nucleation alone provide insufficient information to yield reasonable estimates for the solid-liquid surface free energy.

@incollection{statphys23_0535, abstract = {We compare the values of the solid-liquid interface free energy of NaCl crystals as obtained from simulations of the crystal nucleation barrier with those obtained from numerical studies of the solid-liquid contact-angle near the triple point. We find that the values obtained by these different methods differ by more than a factor two. We analyse the possible sources for this discrepancy and conclude that, within the framework of Classical Nucleation Theory, experiments on crystal nucleation alone provide insufficient information to yield reasonable estimates for the solid-liquid surface free energy.}, added-at = {2007-06-20T10:16:09.000+0200}, address = {Genova, Italy}, author = {Zykova, T. and Valeriani, C. and Sanz, E. and Frenkel, D. and Tosatti, E.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20cef11157d969d9053f7bb5f641036ec/statphys23}, booktitle = {Abstract Book of the XXIII IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics}, editor = {Pietronero, Luciano and Loreto, Vittorio and Zapperi, Stefano}, interhash = {3d4681d888bba8b31a39a81fec7fddcf}, intrahash = {0cef11157d969d9053f7bb5f641036ec}, keywords = {chloride classical energy free interfacial nucleation sodium statphys23 theory topic-6}, month = {9-13 July}, timestamp = {2007-06-20T10:16:22.000+0200}, title = {Classical Nucleation Theory cannot be used to determine solid-liquid interface free energies of crystals}, url = {http://st23.statphys23.org/webservices/abstract/preview_pop.php?ID_PAPER=535}, year = 2007 }