
doi: 10.1063/1.2085144
pmid: 16252961
Aqueous solutions are widely explained by the hydration or the bound water∕free water notion. Amorphous polymorphism (polyamorphism) in pure water, which is presently under vigorous discussion, may provide a different view over the solutions. Here, I changed pressure, P, temperature, T, and concentration, C, of emulsified LiCl-H2O solutions and studied their freezing by detecting its heat evolution. It was experimentally indicated that the homogeneous nucleation of low-density crystalline ice I (phase Ih or Ic), in pure water and in solutions, connects to the polyamorphic transition of high-density amorphous ice (HDA) to low-density amorphous ice (LDA). Thus, the polyamorphism of water relates to the phase behavior of aqueous solution. In accordance with the recent simulation result, the nucleation was thought to occur in two stages: the appearance of the LDA-like state and the crystallization. Usefulness of the polyamorphic point of view about the solutions was seen.
| selected citations These citations are derived from selected sources. This is an alternative to the "Influence" indicator, which also reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | 62 | |
| popularity This indicator reflects the "current" impact/attention (the "hype") of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% | |
| influence This indicator reflects the overall/total impact of an article in the research community at large, based on the underlying citation network (diachronically). | Top 10% | |
| impulse This indicator reflects the initial momentum of an article directly after its publication, based on the underlying citation network. | Top 10% |
