Microscopic Method for Dislocation Tracking

TL;DR

This paper introduces a microscopic approach using mean single-particle potential energy to detect, visualize, and track the evolution of crystal defects at the atomic level.

Contribution

It presents a novel microscopic definition of crystal defects and an algorithm for their detection and tracking over time.

Findings

Effective visualization of local and extended defects

Successful tracking of defect evolution

Potential for improved crystal defect analysis

Abstract

We show that a microscopic definition of crystal defect, based on the effective mean single-particle potential energy, makes it possible to detect and visualize various types of local and extended crystal defects and develop an effective algorithm for tracking their time evolution.