New Substance Can Form in the OA Process of Crystal Growth (IMAGE)

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New Substance Can Form in the OA Process of Crystal Growth

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Fig. 1a, Traditional oriented attachment (OA) of nanoparticles to form a single crystal. Fig. 1b, With the aid of surfactants (red wavy lines) a single crystal can also form via traditional OA. Fig. 1c, The Chemical Reaction-directed OA (CROA) process.

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LIU Yongfei and YANG Yong

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