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. 2014 Apr 10;4:4633. doi: 10.1038/srep04633

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(a) STEM – HAADF micrograph of 2 nm Ag/17 nm GeO_x/SiO_x/Si(100) @800 C annealed in air, with selected directions indexed from this 2D projection. (b) Reconstructed 3D tomography view of one of the endotaxial islands, showing that the silver embedment is terminated by {111} facets and an (001) base. (c) Result of the Wulff construction, explaining this pyramidal shape and its orientation theoretically in terms of interface energy.