Phase transition of supercooled water confined in cooperative two-state domain

Li, Peizhao, Lu, Haibao and Fu, Yong Qing (2022) Phase transition of supercooled water confined in cooperative two-state domain. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter, 34 (16). p. 165403. ISSN 0953-8984

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Abstract

The question of “what is the structure of water?” has been regarded as one of the major scientific conundrums in condensed-matter physics due to the complex phase behavior and condensed structure of supercooled water. Great effort has been made so far using both theoretical analysis based on various mathematical models and computer simulations such as molecular dynamics (MD) and first-principle. However, these theoretical and simulation studies often do not have strong evidences of condensed-matter physics to support. In this study, a cooperative domain model is formulated to describe the dynamic phase transition of supercooled water between supercooled water and amorphous ice, both of which are composed of low- and high-density liquid water. Free volume theory is initially employed to identify the working principle of dynamic phase transition and its connection to glass transition in the supercooled water. Then a cooperative two-state model is developed to characterize the dynamic anomalies of supercooled water, including density, viscosity and self-diffusion coefficient. Finally, the proposed model is verified using the experimental results reported in literature.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Funding information: This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) under Grant No. 11725208, and International Exchange Grant (IEC/NSFC/201078), through Royal Society and NFSC.
Uncontrolled Keywords: supercooled water, phase transition, two-state model
Subjects: F300 Physics
G900 Others in Mathematical and Computing Sciences
H800 Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering
Depositing User: Rachel Branson
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2022 15:41
Last Modified: 23 Feb 2023 08:00
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/48359

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