Molecular dynamics determination of Two-dimensional nucleation kinetic coefficient for modeling the faceted growth of Si (111) from an undercooled melt

•Si (111) facet nucleation and growth are investigated from MD simulations.•Mechanisms for the birth and spreading of two-dimensional facets are described.•A nucleation rate-undercooling relationship is proposed.•The MD-derived nucleation model is fitted to a facet growth rate model.•The solidificat...

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