<p>➀ Researchers discovered that flash-freezing silicon surfaces influences crystal structure based on cooling speeds, with faster cooling leading to one-dimensional chains and slower cooling forming larger two-dimensional honeycomb domains;</p><p>➁ Using the anisotropic Ising model and experiments, the team analyzed silicon dimer arrangements, revealing alignment with simulations and high-resolution microscopy data;</p><p>➂ The findings parallel the Kibble-Zurek mechanism from cosmology, suggesting universal phase transition behaviors applicable to both semiconductor manufacturing and early universe dynamics.</p>