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Article number | 036104 |
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 25/01/2008 |
<mark>Journal</mark> | Physical review letters |
Issue number | 3 |
Volume | 100 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
By extending the cleaving method to molecular systems, we perform direct calculations of the ice Ih-water interfacial free energy for the TIP4P model. The values for the basal, prism, and {11 (2) over bar0} faces are 23.3 +/- 0.8 mJ m(-2), 23.6 +/- 1.0 mJ m(-2), and 24.7 +/- 0.8 mJ m(-2), respectively. The closeness of these values implies a minimal role of thermodynamic factors in the anisotropic growth of ice crystals. These results are about 20% lower than the best experimental estimates. However, the Turnbull coefficient is about 50% higher than for real water, indicating a possible limitation of the TIP4P model in describing freezing.