Measurement technique probes surface structure of gold nanocrystals

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Jian-Min Jim Zuo professor of materials science and engineering and graduate student Weijie Huang have developed a measurement technique that works at the nanoscale. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer
Jian-Min "Jim" Zuo, professor of materials science and engineering, and graduate student Weijie Huang have developed a measurement technique that works at the nanoscale. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

In the hands of jewelers, gold can be fashioned into rings and pendants of long-lasting beauty. But, when reduced in size to nanocrystals containing a few thousand atoms, this noble metal is a surprisingly good catalyst.


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