How atoms organize during the earliest stages of nucleation has been a subject of speculation for over a century. Using atomically resolved electron microscopy, the formation and ordering of metal clusters from individual atoms has now been observed in carbon nanotubes that serve as ‘test tubes’.
Revised: October 22, 2020 |
Published: October 1, 2020
Citation
De Yoreo J.J., and B.A. Legg. 2020.What atoms do when they get together.Nature Chemistry 12, no. 10:883–885.PNNL-SA-154063.doi:10.1038/s41557-020-0523-3