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Melting domain size and recrystallization dynamics of ice revealed by time-resolved x-ray scattering

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  • Cheolhee Yang

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Marjorie Ladd-Parada

    (Stockholm University
    Kungliga Tekniska Högskola)

  • Kyeongmin Nam

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Sangmin Jeong

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Seonju You

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

  • Alexander Späh

    (Stockholm University)

  • Harshad Pathak

    (Stockholm University)

  • Tobias Eklund

    (Stockholm University)

  • Thomas J. Lane

    (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

  • Jae Hyuk Lee

    (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH)

  • Intae Eom

    (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH)

  • Minseok Kim

    (Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, POSTECH)

  • Katrin Amann-Winkel

    (Stockholm University)

  • Fivos Perakis

    (Stockholm University)

  • Anders Nilsson

    (Stockholm University)

  • Kyung Hwan Kim

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH))

Abstract

The phase transition between water and ice is ubiquitous and one of the most important phenomena in nature. Here, we performed time-resolved x-ray scattering experiments capturing the melting and recrystallization dynamics of ice. The ultrafast heating of ice I is induced by an IR laser pulse and probed with an intense x-ray pulse which provided us with direct structural information on different length scales. From the wide-angle x-ray scattering (WAXS) patterns, the molten fraction, as well as the corresponding temperature at each delay, were determined. The small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) patterns, together with the information extracted from the WAXS analysis, provided the time-dependent change of the size and the number of liquid domains. The results show partial melting (~13%) and superheating of ice occurring at around 20 ns. After 100 ns, the average size of the liquid domains grows from about 2.5 nm to 4.5 nm by the coalescence of approximately six adjacent domains. Subsequently, we capture the recrystallization of the liquid domains, which occurs on microsecond timescales due to the cooling by heat dissipation and results to a decrease of the average liquid domain size.

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  • Cheolhee Yang & Marjorie Ladd-Parada & Kyeongmin Nam & Sangmin Jeong & Seonju You & Alexander Späh & Harshad Pathak & Tobias Eklund & Thomas J. Lane & Jae Hyuk Lee & Intae Eom & Minseok Kim & Katrin A, 2023. "Melting domain size and recrystallization dynamics of ice revealed by time-resolved x-ray scattering," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-7, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:14:y:2023:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-023-38551-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38551-0
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