2009
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-14392009000100013
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Abstract: Tests involving the Classical Nucleation Theory (CNT) often disregard the size dependence of surface energy. Thus, the surface energy of critical nuclei is assumed to be a macroscopic quantity that depends only on the temperature of a flat surface. However, because the size of critical nuclei changes with temperature, σ cl (T) should be described as a function of both temperature and size of critical nuclei. The present work examines the temperature dependence of macroscopic surface energy, decoupling it from … Show more

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“…They also demonstrated that the equations proposed by Tolman, Rasmussen and Vogelsberger can be used to produce a decreasing temperature dependence of surface energy, in agreement with the results of refs. [13,14]. Additionally, regardless of how the kinetic barrier is expressed, the σ cl (T) curves show a similar trend, i.e., Tolman's equation yields the lowest values.…”
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“…They also demonstrated that the equations proposed by Tolman, Rasmussen and Vogelsberger can be used to produce a decreasing temperature dependence of surface energy, in agreement with the results of refs. [13,14]. Additionally, regardless of how the kinetic barrier is expressed, the σ cl (T) curves show a similar trend, i.e., Tolman's equation yields the lowest values.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 86%
“…Applying the same procedures and assumptions used by refs. [13,14], one can describe the thermodynamic barrier for nucleation (R N R*) related to Tolman's equation as:…”
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