Platinum Nanocrystal Growth in Solution (VIDEO)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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In this first ever atomic-scale real-time movie of nanocrystal growth in liquid, which was made at TEAM I of the National Center for Electron Microscopy, nanoparticles of platinum move and diffuse freely in liquid to coalesce into crystals along a specific direction. Faceting of the particles is also captured as they evolve into a crystalline shape.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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