Conceptual diagram showing how widening the cell width reveals symmetry-breaking behavior (IMAGE)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Conceptual diagram showing how widening the cell width reveals symmetry-breaking behavior

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Hypothesis suggesting that the spatial constraint imposed by cell width influences nuclei positions and stepwise nucleation. As the cell width increases, interface fluctuations, symmetry breaking, and asynchronous nucleation become increasingly prominent.

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Kosuke Okeyoshi from JAIST.

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