Overcoming the Time Limitation in Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Crystal Nucleation: A Persistent-Embryo Approach

Yang Sun1, Feng Zhang1, Huajing Song2, Mikhail I. Mendelev2, Alex Travesset1, Cai-Zhuang Wang1 and Kai Ming Ho1, (1)Ames Laboratory, US DOE and Iowa State University, Department of Physics, Ames, IA, United States, (2)Ames Laboratory, US DOE, Ames, IA, United States