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Nature Physics 5, 129–133 (1 February 2009) | doi:10.1038/nphys1161

Sub-|[aring]|ngstr|[ouml]|m-resolution diffractive imaging of single nanocrystals

W. J. Huang , J. M. Zuo , B. Jiang , K. W. Kwon & Moonsub Shim

Diffractive imaging has the potential to succeed in structure determination of single nanoparticles using probes such as pulsed X-rays or medium-energy electrons where an atomic-resolution imaging lens is not available and radiation damage can be remedied. Although diffractive imaging has been demonstrated for particles and single cells at several nanometres in resolution, ultimately, atomic resolution is required to determine their three-dimensional structure.