Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

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

  • Rodrigo Freitas,
  • Evan J. Reed

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16892-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

Read online

Crystallization is a challenging process to model quantitatively. Here the authors use machine learning and atomistic simulations together to uncover the role of the liquid structure on the process of crystallization and derive a predictive kinetic model of crystal growth.