Non-periodicity in nanoparticles with close-packed structures.
Experimentally it is observed that nanomaterials from II-VI compounds like CdS have a high density of stacking faults. It is argued that these are not crystal defects but rather that they represent a characteristic feature of nanomaterials.
Rempel
Andrey
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Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Pervomaiskaya 91, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Magerl
Andreas
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