Femtosecond X-rays illuminate disordered states during the early stages of crystallization
1Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8524, Japan.
Abstract:
Crystallization is a fundamental non-equilibrium process in materials science, yet its early transient states remain difficult to probe experimentally. Möller et al. [(2025). IUCrJ 12, 462-471] use femtosecond X-ray scattering and X-ray cross-correlation analysis to reveal the structural evolution of defect-containing crystals forming in a supercooled noble-gas liquid.
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