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(a) Microscopic image and schematic representation of crystal polymorphs obtained via heteroepitaxial growth (α-phase: green; β-phase: red). Polystyrene particles with a diameter of 860 nm were used for the epitaxial phase, while particles with a diameter of 1300 nm served as the substrate crystal. (b) Snapshots of polymorphic transitions during nucleation. (c) Snapshots of polymorphic transitions from β-phase to α-phase mediated by the solution during crystal growth. (d) Snapshots of polymorphic transitions from solid α-phase to solid β-phase during crystal growth. 

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