Nucleation and growth are critical steps in crystallization, which plays an important role in
determining crystal structure, size, morphology, and purity. Therefore, understanding the …

In this work we present the melting curves of hafnium and zirconium obtained using
quantum molecular dynamics calculations. The mean-square displacements computed …

We present a new classical interatomic potential for a study of the binary Zr-Nb system,
taking into account a wide range of the components concentrations. The potential was …

The availability of pulsed x rays on short timescales has opened up new avenues of
research in the physics and chemistry of shocked materials. The continued installation of …

The response of rapidly compressed highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) normal to its
basal plane was investigated at a pressure of∼ 80 GPa. Ultrafast x-ray diffraction using∼ …

Extreme states of matter, that is, matter at extremes of density (pressure) and temperature,
can be created in the laboratory either statically or dynamically. In the former, the pressure …

We present quantum molecular dynamics calculations of thermophysical properties of solid
and liquid zirconium in the vicinity of melting. An overview of available experimental data is …

In this study, we report a numerical scheme to integrate models for the kinetics of
solidification processes together with phase-behavior computations in the context of …

The phase diagram of sodium chloride (NaCl) under laser shock compression has been
studied at Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the x-ray free-electron laser facility. Both …

We report the atomic-and nanosecond-scale quantification of kinetics of a shock-driven
phase transition in Zr metal. We uniquely make use of a multiple shock-and-release loading …