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• TITLE: Grand potential formalism of interfacial thermodynamics for critical nucleus

  AUTHORS: Atsushi Mori, Yoshihisa Suzuki

  KEYWORDS: Gibbs Interfacial Thermodynamics; Grad Potential; Interfacial Tension; Work of Nucleus Formation

  JOURNAL NAME: Natural Science, Vol.5 No.5, May 29, 2013

  ABSTRACT: In nucleation theories, the work of formation of a nucleus is often denoted by W = ΔG. This convention misleads that the nucleation should be considered in the isothermal-isobaric system. However, the pressure in the system with a nucleus is no longer uniform due to Laplace’s equation. Instead, the chemical potential is uniform throughout the system for the critical nucleus. Therefore, one can consider the nucleation in the grand ensemble properly. Accordingly, W is found to be the grand potential difference and the interfacial tension is also turned to be an interfacial excess grand potential. This treatment is not entirely new; however, to explicitly treat in the grand potential formalism is for the first time. We have successfully given an overwhelmingly clear description.