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A novel method combining the ensemble refinement by maximum entropy principle and the force field fitting approach is presented. Its formulation allows to continuously interpolate in between these two methods, which can thus be interpreted…
The molecular dynamics method is applied to simulate the recrystallization of an amorphous/crystalline silicon interface. The atomic structure of the amorphous material is constructed with the method of Wooten, Winer, and Weaire. The…
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