CHAIN REACTION

By: Courtesy of Haimei Zheng | Department: Science & Technology | Tags: nanocrystals, synthesis, electron microscopy, crystal growth, oriented attachment

In this video, which runs 30 times faster than real time, Pt₃Fe nanoparticles grow from precursors in solution and then coalesce into longer chains.

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Nanocrystal Growth Observed

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