Uncovering the effects of interface-induced ordering of liquid on crystal growth using machine learning

摘要

Snapshots of a crystal growth simulation of silicon using molecular dynamics. The system initially contains a small crystalline seed (yellow atoms) surrounded by liquid (transparent blue atoms). Shown in the last frame is the dislocation network formed during the growth process (edge dislocations are colored blue while screw dislocations are shown in red). See Supplementary Video  for the complete video and Supplementary Video  for dislocation network evolution.