Nucleation in Condensation from the Vapor onto a Substrate.
Abstract
A recent theory of lothe and Pound indicates that appreciable entropies of formation of embryos markedly affect homogeneous nucleation from the vapor phase. Similar constraints are considered here for nucleation on substrates, using a statistical development of a nucleation rate expression. It is shown that nucleation may be very dependent on surface contributions to the entropy of formation of a nucleus. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0282159
Entities
People
- J. P. Hirth
Organizations
- Ohio State University