Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation

Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation
IN
vs.
soluble
aerosols
IN
Cziczo et al., 2004
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Energy of i-mer formation at 0 ◦ C
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Energy barrier of hom. freezing vs. hom. nucleation
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
Lowest observed supercooling
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
(P&K, Fig.7-7)
Figure : Temp. at which 99.99% of a uniform-sized drop population freezes at
R T0
cooling rates of (1) 1 K min−1 and (2) 1 K s−1 : T99.99
J(T )dT = 9.21γc /Vd
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Variation of the homogeneous nucleation rate and
activation energy for ice in supercooled water with
temperature
Temperature
(◦ C)
-29
-32
-35
-38
-41
-44
J
(cm−3 s−1 )
46 × 10−11
65 × 10−3
20 × 104
50 × 108
20 × 1012
20 × 1017
Activation energy
(kcal mole−1 )
10
9.6
8.2
7.7
6.9
4.5
Pruppacher and Klett, 1997, Tables 7.2&7.3
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Surface or volume nucleation rate?
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Assume that the total nucleation rate JT is the sum of a volume JV
and a surface JS nucleation rate:
JT = JV Vt + JS St
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(1)
Here Vt and St = total volume and total surface area of all droplets
in a unit volume of air:
v
kT
−∆Gact
JV = NL
exp
(2)
h
RT
s
r
kT
−∆Gact
JS =
JV = NS
exp
(3)
3
h
RT
where r = droplet radius, NL , NS = number of water molecules in
solution and at the surface (following Tabazadeh et al., 2002).
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Surface vs. volume nucleation rate
Tabazadeh et al., PNAS, 2002
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Surface vs. volume nucleation rate
Figure : Total nucleation rate for one droplet as a function of its radius
Kuhn et al., ACP, 2011
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Nucleation of drops on water-insoluble CCN
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Consider a wettable, but completely water-insoluble AP. Assume that
the germ nucleated in supersaturated vapor on a water-insoluble,
partially wettable surface forms a spherical cap.
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The surface nucleation rate for a germ growth by vapor deposition is
given as:
−∆FS
JS = J0 exp
(4)
kT
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Hom. nucl.
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Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
where
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
4 3
J0 = n · A · Z πrIN
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(5)
where A (s−1 ) = molecule flux to the ice germ, Z = Zeldovitch
factor, n (m−2 ) = number density of water molecules in contact with
the ice germ, rIN = radius of the ice nucleus
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Now modify ∆F for heterogeneous nucleation on a surface (∆FS )
with m = cos Θ = contact angle:
∆FS = ∆Ff (mw ,v ) = ∆F (2 + mw ,v )(1 − mw ,v )2 /4
(6)
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Complete wettable substrate: m = 1, f = 0 and there is no energy
barrier to nucleation
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Completely non-wettable surface: m = −1, f = 1 and ∆FS = ∆F ,
i.e. energy of germ formation for homogeneous nucleation
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Hom. nucl.
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Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
In general: 0 ≤ f (m) ≤ 1, confirming that the presence of a foreign
substance serves to lower the free energy barrier to nucleation
Figure : Critical supersaturation for water nucleation (JS = 1 cm−2 s−1 ) on a
planar insoluble substrate as a function of contact angle based on eqs. (4) & (6)
Fig. 9.11 Pruppacher&Klett, 1997
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
IN concentration as a function of T
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IN concentration
increases exponentially
with decreasing
temperature:
NIN = A exp(−bT )
(7)
where A ∼ 10−5 l−1
and b ∼ 0.6 C−1
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What is missing here?
Fig. 9.17 Pruppacher&Klett, 1997
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Different freezing modes
Dashed line: hom. freezing of solution droplets (Koop et al., 2000).
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Hoose and M¨
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
organics
Discussion Paper
Onset T and RH for different freezing modes
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Discussion Paper
black
carbon
Discussion Paper
dust
|
sulfate
bioaerosols
|
Discus
updated from Hoose and M¨
ohler, 2012
Fig. 2. (IACETH)
Overview
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of iceHomogeneous
nucleation onset
temperatures
and saturation ratios. Data
sources
and heterogeneous
nucleation
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C
Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Preactivation of IN in deposition mode
Fig. 9.23 Pruppacher&Klett, 1997
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Deactivation of IN?
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There are some suggestions that gases, such as SO2 , NH3 , NO2 ,
hinder an aerosol’s IN capability because they may occupy the active
sites or modify the IN surface
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IN exposed to small particles with low ice nucleation potential (e.g.,
organics, sulfates), which are common especially near urban areas
could deactivate the IN
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If it is true that contact freezing is the most efficient way of ice
crystal formation, then deactivation of a contact IN may convert the
IN into an immersion nuclei, where it could still be activated but at
lower temperatures.
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Requirements of IN - insolubility&size
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Phase: IN need to be solid/crystalline particles as soluble material
cannot provide a rigid substrate
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Size: Larger particles are more likely to act as IN, because IN should
have a size ≥ that of the critical ice embryo. IN > 0.1µm are
necessary for having active sites (Marcolli et al., 2007)
Fig. 9.28 Pruppacher&Klett, 1997
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Requirements of IN - chemistry&crystallography
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Chemical bonds: free hydrogen bonds on surface (like ice) are
desired. Hence many organics are excellent IN
Crystallography (importance not clear):
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Atomic arrangement (in at least one plane) that mimics ice
Ability to deform in order to match ice structure
AgI and kaolinite (P&K Fig. 9-30 below) satisfy this requirement
Fig. 9.30 P&K
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Requirements of IN - active sites
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Need local sites on the aerosol
that can capture or adsorb water
molecules - helps to form critical
nucleating ice embryo
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The number of active sites
increases with decreasing
temperature
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Cracks, impurities and cavities
appear to act as active sites
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Active sites explain memory of
previous nucleation, because a
thin water/ice layer may remain
Figure : Fletcher, JAS, 1974
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Classical nucleation theory (CNT) for heterogeneous
ice nucleation
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CNT assumes that nucleation is a stochastic process. However time
is less important than temperature
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The nucleation energy barrier for deposition nucleation and
immersion freezing can be obtained analogous to homogeneous
droplet nucleation, resp. homogeneous freezing
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There is currently no theory for contact freezing
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CNT has to specify the contact angle
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It is used to specify the lowering of the nucleation energy barrier
within CNT
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It is based on parameterizations that fit laboratory data
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Nucleation rates according to CNT
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Heterogeneous nucleation rate Jhet (m−2 s−1 ):
kT
∆Fdiff (T )
∆G (T )fhet (α)
Jhet (T , α) = n
exp −
exp −
(8)
h
kT
kT
where k = Boltzmann constant, h = Planck’s constant, n (m−2 ) =
number density of water molecules at the surface of the IN
Compatibility factor fhet (α) (cf. eq.6):
1
fhet (α) = (2 + cos α)(1 − cos α)2
(9)
4
where α = contact angle
Change in Gibbs free energy for immersion freezing:
2
3
16π vi (T )σi,w (T )
∆G (T ) =
3 [kT ln Si (T )]2
(10)
where vi (T )=volume of a water molecule in the ice embryo
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Immersion/deposition nucleation rates using CNT
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Diffusion energy barrier of a water molecule to cross the water/ice
embryo interface:
∆Fdiff (T ) =
∂Dl (T ) 2
kT
∂T
(11)
where Dl (T ) = diffusivity of water.
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Deposition nucleation rate Jhet (m−2 s−1 ):
∆Fdiff (T , Si )
∆G (T )fhet (α)
Jhet (T , Si , α) = A·Z ·n·exp −
exp −
kT
kT
(12)
where A (s−1 ) = molecule flux to the ice germ, Z = Zeldovitch
factor, ∆Fdiff = activation free-energy barrier for molecules to diffuse
into the ice germ
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Deposition nucleation rates using CNT
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Change in Gibbs free energy for deposition nucleation:
2
3
16π vi (T )σi,v
∆G (T , Si ) =
3 [kT ln Si (T )]2
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(13)
Activation energy barrier ∆F has two parts: diffusion energy barrier
for adsorbed water molecules to diffuse on the surface of the
substrate to the ice embryo (∆Fdiff ,sub ) and the gain in energy by
desorption of molecules from the ice embryo (∆Fdes,ice ):
∆F = ∆Fdiff ,sub − 2∆Fdes,sub
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(14)
Contact angles for deposition nucleation (5-40◦ ; Hoose et al., 2010)
are smaller than for immersion freezing (70-105◦ ; Pinti et al., 2012;
Welti et al., 2012)
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Heterogeneous nucleation
homogeneous freezing
90° contact angle
45° contact angle
T = 253 K
-18
1.0x10
-19
8.0x10
critical embryo
ice germ
∆G [J]
-19
nucleation
ice embryo
6.0x10
∆G*
-19
4.0x10
-19
2.0x10
0.0
0.0
-9
1.0x10
-9
2.0x10
rc
-9
3.0x10
-9
4.0x10
-9
5.0x10
Ice embryo radius [m]
Energy barrier to nucleation of ice in water at -20◦ C for hom. and two cases of
het. freezing. Dashed vertical: critical radius rcrit (L¨
u¨
ond, 2009).
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
Empirical nucleation rates
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
(Vali, JAS, 1994)
Nucleation rates can be determined from experiments such as this:
J = J0 exp(−aT )
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Immersion freezing rates from CNT
Hoose et al., JAS, 2010
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
Stochastic freezing hypothesis
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IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
(Bigg, 1953)
“Freezing results from a random formation of a critical size embryo,
and the presence of foreign particles increases the probability of the
nucleation without disturbing its stochastic nature”
The theory for immersion freezing is then analogous to homogeneous
freezing (see eq. (19) from last lecture):
1
− dNu = Vd J(T )dt
(16)
Nu
where Nu is the number of unfrozen drops.
Using
J(T ) ∼ aBi exp(aTs )
(17)
where Ts = T0 − T , T0 = 0◦ C , a = 1◦ C −1 and Bi = ice nucleation
efficiencies in the immersion freezing mode of an insoluble particle
per unit volume of liquid (Diehl and Wurzler, JAS, 2004) to obtain
an expression for immersion freezing.
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Singular (deterministic) hypothesis
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
(Langham & Mason, 1958)
“Every particle contained inside a drop has one characteristic temperature at which
freezing will be initiated in
the drop”
Figure: Random freezing
temperatures observed for
one ice-forming nucleus in 3
different physical conditions
(Shaw et al., JPC, 2005)
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Stochastic vs. singular freezing
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
(P&K, Fig. 9.43)
Figure : Fraction of drops from distilled water, frozen per unit time interval as a
function of time. Vd = 0.01 cm−3 , t = 0 at 0◦ C. At -20◦ C, the temperature was
held constant for 15 minutes.
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Hom. nucl.
Volume vs. sfc. nucl.
Het. nucl. theory
Ice Nuclei
IN requirements
Theory
stochastic vs. singular
Comparison of freezing modes
Durant & Shaw, GRL, 2005
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