| Autor: |
Park JS; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea., Noh N; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea., Park J; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea., Shim Y; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea., Park S; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea., Qureshi Y; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea., Kang S; Analysis & Assessment Research Group, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea., Huh Y; Analysis & Assessment Research Group, Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Pohang 37673, Republic of Korea., Lee CW; Energy AI & Computational Science Laboratory, Korea Institute of Energy Research, Daejeon 34129, Republic of Korea., Yuk JM; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 291 Daehak-Ro, Yuseong-Gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea. |
| Abstrakt: |
Ice, one of the most enigmatic materials on Earth, exhibits diverse polymorphism, with research mainly focusing on the most commonly observed phases: hexagonal ice (I h ), cubic ice (I c ), and stacking-disordered ice (I sd ). While their formation or structural changes are crucial for advancements in cloud science, climate modeling, and cryogenic technology, the molecular mechanisms driving these phenomena remain unexplored. Herein, utilizing cryogenic transmission electron microscopy, we investigate the formation of ice at two different temperatures, demonstrating a size-dependent phase shift from I c to I sd . Furthermore, a relatively metastable cubic phase in I sd transitions to a hexagonal phase under electron beam radiation. This transition, facilitated by crystal defects, contrasts with perfect crystalline I c , which maintains its original phase, emphasizing the importance of defects in polymorphic phase transitions. Our findings provide novel insights on phase control during the ice growth processes and polymorphic phase transitions from the cubic-to-hexagonal phases. |
