Xiaohu Xia investigated symmetry breaking during seeded nanocrystal growth with Younan Xia. Their silver experiments connected reduction kinetics with selection of lower-symmetry growth forms, showing how growth conditions can determine particle shape.[ref]
Symmetry Breaking during Seeded Growth of Nanocrystals by Xiaohu Xia and Younan Xia. 2012, seeded-silver study: reduction kinetics and lower-symmetry growth
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