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How can you calculate how many atoms are in a nanoparticle?

Posted on July 28, 2016

by Cathy Murphy Two years ago, I wrote a blog post called Two Ways to Make Nanoparticles, describing the difference between top-down and bottom-up methods for making nanoparticles. In the post I commented, “we can estimate, knowing how gold atoms pack …

Posted in Sustainable NanoTagged atoms, Cathy Murphy, crystals, gold, nano-crystals, nanoparticles, reader question, unit cells1 Comment

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