Nanoparticle-mediated nonclassical crystal growth of sodium fluorosilicate nanowires and nanoplates

We observed nonclassical crystal growth of the sodium fluorosilicate nanowires, nanoplates, and hierarchical structures through self-assembly and aggregation of primary intermediate nanoparticles. Unlike traditional ion-by-ion crystallization, the primary nanoparticles formed first and their subsequ...

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Main Authors: Hongxia Li, Jiyang Fan, Weina Cui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2011-12-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3669403