Atomistic and coarse-grained simulations reveal increased ice nucleation activity on silver iodide surfaces in slit and wedge geometries

Roudsari, Golnaz; Pakarinen, Olli H.; Reischl, Bernhard; Vehkamäki, Hanna

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10099-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10099-2022

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10099-2022

© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 22, issue 15

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08 Aug 2022

Research article |

| 08 Aug 2022

Atomistic and coarse-grained simulations reveal increased ice nucleation activity on silver iodide surfaces in slit and wedge geometries

Golnaz Roudsari, Olli H. Pakarinen, Bernhard Reischl, and Hanna Vehkamäki

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-10099-2022-supplement

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Atomistic and coarse grained simulations reveal increased ice nucleation activity on silver iodide surfaces in slit and wedge geometries - Simulation data G. Roudsari, O. H. Pakarinen, B. Reischl, and H. Vehkamäki https://doi.org/10.23729/d841cfd5-eef9-4ae4-a820-50becf91ec97

Model code and software

opakarin/lich-test: (Version vApr2021) opakarin https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6937012

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We use atomistic simulations to study heterogeneous ice nucleation on silver iodide surfaces in slit and wedge geometries at low supercooling which serve as a model of irregularities on real atmospheric aerosol particle surfaces. The revealed microscopic ice nucleation mechanisms in confined geometries strongly support the experimental evidence for the importance of surface features such as cracks or pits functioning as active sites for ice nucleation in the atmosphere.