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CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 53, Issue 33, Pages 4530-4541Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c7cc01121k
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- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Graduate Research Fellowship Award from NSF
- NSF (DMR) [1215034, 1506018]
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1215034, 1505400] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Materials Research [1506018] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Symmetry breaking is a ubiquitous phenomenon that occurs spontaneously when a system is subjected to changes in size and/or variations in terms of thermodynamic parameters. As a stochastic process, even small fluctuations acting on a system can arbitrarily push it down one of the branches of a bifurcation. In this feature article, we use nanocrystal growth to illustrate the concept of symmetry breaking. Our aim is to convey its importance from a mechanistic perspective, by which one can rationally alter the experimental conditions to manipulate the growth pattern (symmetric vs. asymmetric) and thus generate colloidal nanocrystals with controlled shapes, structures, and properties for various applications.
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