3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Size-Dependent Growth Rates Amplify Infinitesimal Asymmetry in Nanocrystals
Sam Oaks-Leaf, David T. Limmer
The kinetic Wulff construction predicts symmetric nonequilibrium shapes when crystallographically equivalent facets share a fixed growth rate. However, nanocrystals grow through fi…
cond-mat.mes-hall2026
Nanocrystal Geometry Governs Phase Transformation Pathways in Palladium Hydride
Daewon Lee, Sam Oaks-Leaf, Hyeonjong Ma +14
Pathways and structural dynamics of phase transformations impact performance of materials in energy and information storage technologies. Palladium hydride () nanoc…
cond-mat.stat-mech2025
Mechanism of Shape Symmetry Breaking in Surfactant Mediated Crystal Growth
Sam Oaks-Leaf, David T. Limmer
We present a dynamical model of crystal growth, in which it is possible to reliably achieve asymmetric products, beginning from symmetric initial conditions and growing within an i…