Defect pair separation as the controlling step in homogeneous ice melting

Kenji Mochizuki (), Masakazu Matsumoto and Iwao Ohmine
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Kenji Mochizuki: School of Physical Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
Masakazu Matsumoto: Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, 3-1-1 Tsushima, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Iwao Ohmine: Institute for Molecular Science, Myodaiji, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan

Nature, 2013, vol. 498, issue 7454, 350-354

Abstract: Molecular dynamics simulations of melting ice have identified the spatial separation of a defect pair into its constituent components as a crucial first step: once this step has been taken, defects can persist and grow, and rapidly turn ice into liquid water.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1038/nature12190

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