The importance of liquid structural preordering in crystallization (IMAGE)

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

The importance of liquid structural preordering in crystallization

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Molecular dynamics simulations of a supercooled nickel–aluminum alloy reveal that crystal-like preordering and interfacial tension are important in crystal nucleation and growth, highlighting a critical gap in classical nucleation theory

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Hajime Tanaka from University of Tokyo

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