Photolytic Activation of Silver Iodide in the Nucleation of Ice

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Clean, single crystals of silver iodide have been found to serve as a very poor nucleating agent for ice. The controlled introduction of impurities on the crystal surface by means of photolytic decomposition has been shown to greatly increase its nucleating ability.

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nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Mercury impact and mitigation studies

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Published in: Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volume 21, Issue 6, pp. 698-700

DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1964)021<0698:paosii>2.0.co;2

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Photolytic Activation of Silver Iodide in the Nucleation of Ice

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