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Science 10 August 1973:
Vol. 181. no. 4099, pp. 549 - 551
DOI: 10.1126/science.181.4099.549
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Ice Nucleation by Solid Solutions of Silver-Copper Iodide

Richard E. Passarelli Jr. 1, Henry Chessin 2, and Bernard Vonnegut 3

1 Department of Atmospheric Science, State University of New York at Albany, Albany 12222
2 Department of Physics, State University of New York at Albany
3 Atmospheric Sciences Research Center, State University of New York at Albany

The lattice misfit between ice and silver iodide can be reduced by partial substitution of copper atoms for silver atoms in the silver iodide lattice. The best crystal match is obtained with a composition of CuI-3AgI, which corresponds to the most active silver-copper iodide nucleation catalyst.

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