Water Vapor Nucleation on a Crystal Surface in a Strong Electric Field

摘要: Water vapor nucleation at 260 K in a transverse electric field has been simulated by the Monte Carlo method under conditions corresponding to an internal wall of spatially extended microcrack silver iodide crystal. The bicanonical statistical ensemble employed calculate, molecular level, free energy addition and work formation dense phase nuclei fields with different strengths. In moderate field, film mechanism characterized intense distortions on surface remains preserved. A domain structure layer contact exhibits high stability respect external preserved until is completely destroyed. strong fundamentally changed; i.e., destroyed yield threadlike structures. Therewith, area drastically decreases. orientation nanothreads along lines overcomes low barrier. point equilibrium depends presence hydrogen bonds, while their determined longer-range dipole-dipole interactions. observed form existence condensate as polarized seems be analogous superpolarized state previously revealed for water microdroplets, transition which character first-order transition.