TY - JOUR
T1 - The effect of a uniform electric field on homogeneous vapor-liquid nucleation in a dipolar fluid. I. Stockmayer fluid
AU - Oh, K. J.
AU - Gao, G. T.
AU - Zeng, X. C.
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PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - The rate of homogeneous vapor-liquid nucleation is controlled mainly by the Gibbs formation free energy of critical clusters. Within the framework of the i/v cluster theory of Reiss and co-workers, the formation free energies of Stockmayer clusters in the presence of a uniform electric field are determined. The Helmholtz free energy of the clusters, an input required in the i/v cluster theory, is calculated via Monte Carlo simulations. The most significant result is that as a uniform electric field is applied the formation free energy at fixed supersaturation of the vapor becomes larger than that in the absence of a field, whereas at fixed chemical potential the formation free energy becomes smaller. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
AB - The rate of homogeneous vapor-liquid nucleation is controlled mainly by the Gibbs formation free energy of critical clusters. Within the framework of the i/v cluster theory of Reiss and co-workers, the formation free energies of Stockmayer clusters in the presence of a uniform electric field are determined. The Helmholtz free energy of the clusters, an input required in the i/v cluster theory, is calculated via Monte Carlo simulations. The most significant result is that as a uniform electric field is applied the formation free energy at fixed supersaturation of the vapor becomes larger than that in the absence of a field, whereas at fixed chemical potential the formation free energy becomes smaller. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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U2 - 10.1063/1.477507
DO - 10.1063/1.477507
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
SN - 0021-9606
VL - 109
SP - 8435
EP - 8441
JO - Journal of Chemical Physics
JF - Journal of Chemical Physics
IS - 19
ER -