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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4881-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-4881-2023
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25 Apr 2023
Research article |  | 25 Apr 2023

Ice nucleation by smectites: the role of the edges

Anand Kumar, Kristian Klumpp, Chen Barak, Giora Rytwo, Michael Plötze, Thomas Peter, and Claudia Marcolli

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Smectites are a major class of clay minerals that are ice nucleation (IN) active. They form platelets that swell or even delaminate in water by intercalation of water between their layers. We hypothesize that at least three smectite layers need to be stacked together to host a critical ice embryo on clay mineral edges and that the larger the surface edge area is, the higher the freezing temperature. Edge sites on such clay particles play a crucial role in imparting IN ability to such particles.
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