Low-electron-dose liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy reveals a two-step nucleation process during the crystallization of triangular nanoplatelets in water at the single-particle level.
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Han, Y. Seeing crystal formation one particle at a time. Nat. Mater. 19, 377–378 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-020-0649-0
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