Phase-Field Simulations at the Atomic Scale in Comparison to Molecular Dynamics

Figure 2

Snapshots of the simulations at 1550 K. MD simulations at (a) initial time 80 ps, (c) 100 ps, and (d) 220 ps. The evolution of the crystalline cluster from PF simulations with the same volume is shown in the sequence from (e) to (h).

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