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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-16123-2022
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Research article
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23 Dec 2022
Research article |
| 23 Dec 2022
| 23 Dec 2022
Reconsideration of surface tension and phase state effects on cloud condensation nuclei activity based on the atomic force microscopy measurement
Chun Xiong
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xueyan Chen
Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials
Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027,
China
Xiaolei Ding
Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China
Binyu Kuang
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Xiangyu Pei
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Zhengning Xu
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Shikuan Yang
Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials
Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027,
China
Huan Hu
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Zhejiang University-University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Institute, International Campus, Zhejiang University, Haining 314400, China
Zhibin Wang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center,
Hangzhou 311200, China
Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health,
Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Chemical Composition and Mixing States of Individual Particles in Indoor and Outdoor Atmospheres Y. Huang et al. 10.3390/atmos16060707
- Hygroscopicity of Organic Compounds as a Function of Their Physicochemical Properties N. Raparthi et al. 10.1021/acsestair.5c00061
- Hygroscopic behavior and aerosol chemistry of atmospheric particles containing organic acids and inorganic salts F. Tan et al. 10.1038/s41612-024-00752-9
- Optical properties and cloud condensation nuclei activity of brown carbon containing α–dicarbonyls and reduced nitrogen compounds J. Zhou et al. 10.1016/j.atmosres.2023.106935
- Measurements and Model Predictions for the Surface Tension of Aerosol Droplets Containing Mixtures of Strong Nonionic Surfactants and Organic Solutes K. Ramos et al. 10.1021/acs.est.5c06630
- Recent advances in experimental techniques for investigating aerosol surface tension A. Bain 10.1080/02786826.2024.2373907
- Cloud drop activation of insoluble aerosols aided by film-forming surfactants A. Laaksonen 10.5194/ar-2-343-2024
- Evidence of Surface-Tension Lowering of Atmospheric Aerosols by Organics from Field Observations in an Urban Atmosphere: Relation to Particle Size and Chemical Composition T. Fan et al. 10.1021/acs.est.4c03141
- Direct observation for relative-humidity-dependent mixing states of submicron particles containing organic surfactants and inorganic salts C. Xiong et al. 10.5194/acp-23-8979-2023
- Unveiling the nanoscale world: Exploring surface tension measurements with atomic force nanoindenters R. Geisler et al. 10.1016/j.cocis.2023.101769
- Quantifying surface tension of metastable aerosols via electrodeformation V. Shahabadi et al. 10.1038/s41467-024-54106-3
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Short summary
Water surface tension is applied widely in current aerosol–cloud models but could be inappropriate in the presence of atmospheric surfactants. With cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity and atomic force microscopy (AFM) measurement results of mixed inorganic salt and dicarboxylic acid particles, we concluded that surface tension reduction and phase state should be carefully considered in aerosol–cloud interactions. Our results could help to decease uncertainties in climate models.
Water surface tension is applied widely in current aerosol–cloud models but could be...
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