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Title: Early stage of nanocrystal growth

Abstract

Berkeley Lab researchers at the Molecular Foundry have elucidated important mechanisms behind oriented attachment, the phenomenon that drives biomineralization and the growth of nanocrystals. This electron microscopy movie shows the early stage of nanocrystal growth. Nanoparticles make transient contact at many points and orientations until their lattices are perfectly matched. The particles then make a sudden jump-to-contact to form attached aggregates. (Movie courtesy of Jim DeYoreo)

Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1046410
Resource Type:
Multimedia
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; LBNL; MOLECULAR FOUNDRY; ORIENTED ATTACHMENT; NANOCRYSTALS; BIOMINERALIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; AGGREGATES

Citation Formats

. Early stage of nanocrystal growth. United States: N. p., 2012. Web.
. Early stage of nanocrystal growth. United States.
. Sun . "Early stage of nanocrystal growth". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1046410.
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