Journal article
Producing desired ice faces
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, Vol.112(45), pp.E6096-E6100
10 Nov 2015
PMID: 26512102
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Abstract
The ability to prepare single-crystal faces has become central to developing and testing models for chemistry at interfaces, spectacularly demonstrated by heterogeneous catalysis and nanoscience. This ability has been hampered for hexagonal ice, I-h-a fundamental hydrogen-bonded surface-due to two characteristics of ice: ice does not readily cleave along a crystal lattice plane and properties of ice grown on a substrate can differ significantly from those of neat ice. This work describes laboratory-based methods both to determine the I-h crystal lattice orientation relative to a surface and to use that orientation to prepare any desired face. The work builds on previous results attaining nearly 100% yield of high-quality, single-crystal boules. With these methods, researchers can prepare authentic, single-crystal ice surfaces for numerous studies including uptake measurements, surface reactivity, and catalytic activity of this ubiquitous, fundamental solid.
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- Title
- Producing desired ice faces
- Creators
- Mary Jane Shultz - PearsonAlexandra Brumberg - PearsonPatrick J. Bisson - PearsonRyan Shultz - Pearson
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS, Vol.112(45), pp.E6096-E6100
- Publisher
- Natl Acad Sciences
- Number of pages
- 5
- Grant note
- 1306933 / Division Of Chemistry; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS) CHE1306933 / US National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Chemistry
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000364470300006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84946771644
- Other Identifier
- 991022053793804721
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