Logo image
Lifshitz interaction can promote ice growth at water-silica interfaces
Journal article   Open access   Peer reviewed

Lifshitz interaction can promote ice growth at water-silica interfaces

M. Boström, O.I. Malyi, P. Parashar, K.V. Shajesh, P. Thiyam, K.A. Milton, C. Persson, D.F. Parsons and I. Brevik
Physical Review B, Vol.95(15)
2017
pdf
PhysRevB.95.155422.pdfDownloadView
Published (Version of Record) Open Access
url
Link to Published Version *Subscription may be requiredView

Abstract

At air-water interfaces, the Lifshitz interaction by itself does not promote ice growth. On the contrary, we find that the Lifshitz force promotes the growth of an ice film, up to 1–8 nm thickness, near silica-water interfaces at the triple point of water. This is achieved in a system where the combined effect of the retardation and the zero frequency mode influences the short-range interactions at low temperatures, contrary to common understanding. Cancellation between the positive and negative contributions in the Lifshitz spectral function is reversed in silica with high porosity. Our results provide a model for how water freezes on glass and other surfaces.

Details

Metrics

115 File views/ downloads
24 Record Views

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types
Domestic collaboration
International collaboration
Citation topics
5 Physics
5.56 Quantum Mechanics
5.56.1685 Casimir Effects
Web Of Science research areas
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Physics, Applied
Physics, Condensed Matter
ESI research areas
Physics
Logo image