Watching the Growth of Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY

Watching the Growth of Nanoparticles

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Left: This is the structure of the ammonium metatungstate dissolved in water on atomic length scale. The octahedra consisting of the tungsten ion in the center and the six surrounding oxygen ions partly share corners and edges. Right: This is the structure of the nanoparticles in the ordered crystalline phase. The octahedra exclusively share corners.

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Credit: Dipankar Saha/Århus University

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