Materials chemistry - Crystals in a flash

被引:50
作者
Oxtoby, DW
机构
[1] Univ Chicago, James Franck Inst, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
[2] Univ Chicago, Dept Chem, Chicago, IL 60637 USA
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10.1038/420277a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
If laser light is shone on a solution, the crystal structure that forms depends on the light polarization, and the more intense the laser, the greater the probability of crystal nucleation. The challenge now is to work out why this is.
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页码:277 / 278
页数:2
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