Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5384211 Chemical Physics Letters 2011 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Molecular dynamics simulations of the crystallization of iron under conditions typical of the Earth's inner core. ► Crystal nucleation proceeds with the formation of a critical nucleus containing all three main metallic structures. ► Crystallization mechanisms and polymorph selection process strongly depend on temperature.
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Polymorph selection during the crystallization of iron under the conditions of Earth's inner core
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