Abstract
Compared to the conventional ZB-WZ stacking fault that aligns with the crystal growth axis, a novel heteroaxial ZB-WZ stacking fault axis that intercepts the growth axis by 70.3° is observed and analyzed in this report. The formation of the reported heteroaxial ZB-WZ stacking fault is attributed to the nanocrystals’ tendency to achieve the lowest possible systematic disorder by avoiding atomic array distortion at the intersection of two tetrahedral polytypic interphases.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5384-5388 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Crystal Growth and Design |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue number | 8 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Aug 2023 |