Table 2 The value of parameters used in the calculation the ratio of critical nucleation energy of γ and β-BT2.

From: Polymorphic transition and nucleation pathway of barium dititanate (BaTi2O5) during crystallization from undercooled liquid

Parameter

Symbol [unit]

Value

Ti-O coordination number of crystal

Zγ, Zβ

6.15, 5.27

Ti-O coordination number of undercooled melt

Z 1

5.496 − 4.361 × 10−4T

Enthalpy of fusion

\({\rm{\Delta }}{H}_{{\rm{f}}}^{{\rm{\gamma }}}\), \({\rm{\Delta }}{H}_{{\rm{f}}}^{{\rm{\beta }}}\) [kJ·mol−1]

81.4, 71.21

Density (crystal)

ργ, ρβ [kg·m−3]

5.12, 4.7357

Density (melt)

ρ1 [kg·m−3]

4.82-0.0004T57

Molar mass

M [g/mol]

313.13

Surface tension of melt

σ1 [mN·m−1]

349-0.03(T − Tf)63