Crystallization of Supercooled Liquid Elements Induced by Superclusters Containing Magic Atom Numbers
A few experiments have detected icosahedral superclusters in undercooled liquids. These superclusters survive above the crystal melting temperature Tm because all their surface atoms have the same fusion heat as their core atoms, and are melted by liquid homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation in t...
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MDPI AG
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Metals |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/4/3/359 |