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1Van 't Hoff Laboratory for Physical and Colloid Chemistry, Debye Institute for NanoMaterials Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Researchers measured Shockley partial dislocation cores in colloidal crystals by adjusting temperature. Results align with Peierls theory, paving the way for simultaneous measurements of Peierls stress and dislocation core width.
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