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Magic reactions transform nanoclusters

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Cation exchange reactions convert ionic nanocrystals into new compositions through the substitution of cations. Now, a cation exchange reaction has been demonstrated on a Cu2Se nanocluster with a uniform arrangement of atoms.

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Fig. 1: Chemical reactions of ionic nanoclusters.

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  1. Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

    Wonseok Lee & Andrew M. Smith

  2. Micro and Nanotechnology Laboratory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

    Wonseok Lee & Andrew M. Smith

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  5. Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA

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  6. Carle Illinois College of Medicine, Urbana, IL, USA

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