Dilution wave and negative-order crystallization kinetics of chain molecules

dc.contributor.author	Ungar, G.
dc.contributor.author	Mandal, P.K.
dc.contributor.author	Higgs, P.G.
dc.contributor.author	de Silva, D.S.M.
dc.contributor.author	Boda, E.
dc.contributor.author	Chen, C.M.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-16T04:28:25Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-16T04:28:25Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.citation	Ungar, G., Mandal, P.K., Higgs, P.G., de Silva, D.S.M., Boda, E. and Chen, C.M. 2000. Dilution wave and negative-order crystallization kinetics of chain molecules. Physical Review Letters 85, 4397-4400.	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	http://focus.aps.org/story/v6/st21
dc.identifier.uri
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/10085
dc.description.abstract	We show that the crystal growth rate of a very long-chain n-alkane C198H398 from solution can decrease with increasing supersaturation and follow strongly negative order kinetics. The experimental behavior can be well represented by a theoretical model which allows the molecule to attach and detach as either extended or folded in two. The obstruction of extended-chain growth by unstable folded depositions increases disproportionately with increasing concentration. As a consequence of this abnormal kinetics, a “dilution wave” can propagate and trigger a folded-to-extended-chain transformation on its way.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Physical Review Letters	en_US
dc.title	Dilution wave and negative-order crystallization kinetics of chain molecules	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US