Direct observation of defect-mediated cluster nucleation
10.1038/nmat729
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Kaiser, U., Muller, D. A., Grazul, J. L., Chuvilin, A., & Kawasaki, M. (2002). Direct observation of defect-mediated cluster nucleation. Nature Materials, 1(2), 102–105.

Authors 5
  1. U. Kaiser (first)
  2. D.A. Muller (additional)
  3. J.L. Grazul (additional)
  4. A. Chuvilin (additional)
  5. M. Kawasaki (additional)
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