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Nature Materials 8, 717–720 (1 September 2009) | doi:10.1038/nmat2506

Atomic diffusion studied with coherent X-rays

Michael Leitner , Bogdan Sepiol , Lorenz-Mathias Stadler , Bastian Pfau & Gero Vogl

Knowledge of atomic diffusion is a fundamental issue in synthesis and stability of materials. Direct studies of the elementary diffusion event, that is, how the individual atoms |[lsquo]|jump|[rsquo]|, are scarce, as the available techniques are limited to selected systems.