A dislocation running through the trunk of a nanowire offers a new twist to the growth of chiral branched nanostructures, producing beautiful tree-like structures in the process.
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Deppert, K., Wallenberg, L. Let's twist again. Nature Nanotech 3, 457–458 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.220
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