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Transition from solid to gas without melting
Sublimation is the transition of a substance directly from the solid to the gas state, without passing through the intermediate liquid state. The verb form of sublimation is sublime, or less preferably, sublimate. Sublimate also refers to the product obtained by sublimation. The point at which sublimation occurs rapidly is called critical sublimation point, or simply, sublimation point. Notable examples include sublimation of dry ice at room temperature and atmospheric pressure, and that of solid iodine with heating. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: SublimationA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Sublimation Transformation Synthesis of Dual‐Atom Fe Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction ReactionInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: PoeticsThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Preparation of Transparent Superhydrophobic Boehmite and Silica Films by Sublimation of Aluminum AcetylacetonateCited 572 times
- Go sideways: Volatility (chemistry)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Vapor pressureA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun The transition of a substance from the solid phase directly to the vapor state such that it does not pass through the intermediate liquid phase.
Noun The transformation of an impulse into something socially constructive.
Noun Elevation; exaltation; a making sublime.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Preparation of Transparent Superhydrophobic Boehmite and Silica Films by Sublimation of Aluminum Acetylacetonate
Sublimation as a method of matrix application for mass spectrometric imaging
Enthalpies of Sublimation of Organic and Organometallic Compounds. 1910–2001
Large area and structured epitaxial graphene produced by confinement controlled sublimation of silicon carbide
Transformations on clean Si(111) stepped surface during sublimation
Consistent Force Field Calculations. II. Crystal Structures, Sublimation Energies, Molecular and Lattice Vibrations, Molecular Conformations, and Enthalpies of Alkanes
Matrix Sublimation/Recrystallization for Imaging Proteins by Mass Spectrometry at High Spatial Resolution
A review of mass transfer measurements using naphthalene sublimation
🆕 Influential since 2022
Sublimation Transformation Synthesis of Dual‐Atom Fe Catalysts for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Data-efficient fine-tuning of foundational models for first-principles quality sublimation enthalpies
Martian and lunar sulfur concrete mechanical and chemical properties considering regolith ingredients and sublimation
Unusual Li2O sublimation promotes single-crystal growth and sintering
Close-Space Sublimation as a Scalable Method for Perovskite Solar Cells
📚 Books worth reading
PoeticsAristotle · 1536
On the sublimeLonginus · 1612
A philosophical enquiry into the origin of our ideas of the sublime and beautifulEdmund Burke · 1757
Longinus On the Sublime; the Greek text edited after the Paris manuscript, with introduction, translation, facsimiles and appendices, by W. Rhys RobertsCassius Longinus, Longinus · 1742
The Ethics of PsychoanalysisJacques Lacan, Jacques-Alain Miller · 1986
Beobachtungen über das Gefühl des Schönen und ErhabenenImmanuel Kant · 1771- 📕The life and death of psychoanalysisJamieson Webster · 2011
The SublimePhilip Shaw · 2006
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