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Study Shows How Nanocrystals Self-Organize into Stable State – AZoNano
Generally, when crystals are grown, atoms will initially combine together into tiny clusters. This process is referred to as nucleation.
Written by AZoNanoMar 26 2021
Generally, when crystals are grown, atoms will initially combine together into tiny clusters. This process is referred to as nucleation.
Stills from a slow-motion video of the reversible Au crystal formation process on the atomic scale. Image Credit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
However, the precise understanding of how this atomic ordering occurs from the chaos of arbitrarily moving atoms has eluded researchers for a long time.
According to traditional nucleation…
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