Single crystal formation in micro/nano-confined domains by melt-mediated crystallization without seeds

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2015, Pages

  Pan, Heng ^a   Shou, Wan ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

confinement; crystallization; laser

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; LASERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; CRYSTAL DOMAIN; CRYSTAL FORMATION; LASER PULSE WIDTH; MD SIMULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; STOCHASTIC NATURE;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 84936071292     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/48/22/225302     Document Type: Article

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