Monte Carlo simulation of asymmetrical growth of cube-shaped nanoparticles
Wang Yuanyuan, Xie Huaqing†, , Wu Zihua, Xing Jiaojiao
       

Schematic of the layer growth model. Step 1: A small cube with size 5 × 5 × 5 is introduced to represent a crystal nucleus. Step 2: A new layer is formed randomly on one of the six faces with equivalent possibilities since they are identical. Step 3: A new layer may attach on two different types of faces developed from step 2. Two sorts of cubes are formed.