Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

In situ NMR reveals real-time nanocrystal growth evolution via monomer-attachment or particle-coalescence

  • Reut Mashiach,
  • Haim Weissman,
  • Liat Avram,
  • Lothar Houben,
  • Olga Brontvein,
  • Anna Lavie,
  • Vaishali Arunachalam,
  • Michal Leskes,
  • Boris Rybtchinski,
  • Amnon Bar-Shir

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20512-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Understanding nanocrystal growth pathways under their native fabrication environment remains a central goal of science. By synthesizing nanofluorides under in-situ NMR conditions, the authors are able to probe their sub-nm growth evolution, elucidating their formation by coalescence or monomer-attachment.