An Investigation into the Hydration and Growth of Ice Layers on Metal Surfaces using Low Temperature Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy.

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Gerrard, Nikki
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	This thesis discusses the surface wetting of close-packed, open-faced and stepped metal surfaces and the variation in structures that form in this interfacial layer. It takes into account how specific sites can provide preferential binding, how the reactivity of different metals can have an effect on the structures which form and whether this influences dissociation. It also deliberates factors that help make a good ice nucleating agent and whether a surface can act as a template to grow an ordered multilayer film. Tackling a variety of different surface characteristics, the discussions in this thesis give a good overview of the field, but also the on-going issues and difficulties which still need to be addressed and hopefully overcome in the future.
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Language	English
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Resource Type	Article