Evolution of single crystalline dendrites from nanoparticles through oriented attachment.
Single crystalline PbMoO4 dendrites were prepared by a simple hydrothermal method in the presence of surfactants. The formation and evolution of these dendrites was investigated by transmission electron microscopy, and the results clearly showed that the dendritic structure was achieved through oriented attachment of nanoparticles along crystallographically specific direction while the traditional Ostwald ripening mechanism also acted to form the initial particles before attachment and smooth the morphology of the dendrites after attachment.
Cheng
Yao
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Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
Wang
Yuansheng
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Chen
Daqin
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Bao
Feng
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