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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18629-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18629-2021
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22 Dec 2021
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2021

The ice–vapour interface during growth and sublimation

Maria Cascajo-Castresana, Sylvie Morin, and Alexander M. Bittner

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Ice growth has been studied extensively using standard microscopy methods. However, real-time microscopic observations of ice nucleation and growth are not extensive and require electron microscopy in water vapour (ESEM). This technique reveals a plethora of micromorphologies. New are holes on the ice surface, located inside grain boundaries, and nanoscale asperities, which we found during sublimation.
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