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Direct observation of blocked nanoscale surface evaporation on SiO 2 nanodroplets

  • Neng Wan*
  • , Jun Xu
  • , Li Tao Sun
  • , Matteo Martini
  • , Qing An Huang
  • , Xiao Hui Hu
  • , Tao Xu
  • , Heng Chang Bi
  • , Jun Sun
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Southeast University, Nanjing
  • Universite Claude Bernard Lyon 1
  • Nanjing University

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Abstract

Nano-scale surface evaporation of SiO 2 nanodroplets from a volcano-shaped tip (tip diameter d ∼ 20 nm to 70 nm) was observed directly using an in situ transmission electron microscopy method. Au nanoparticles, those precipitated in the SiO 2 matrix after an Au catalyzed growth, diffused and pinned onto the evaporation surface, which induced blocked evaporation dynamics. Our observations provide direct evidences of blocked evaporation dynamics caused by small-sized nanoparticles at the nanometer scale.

Original languageEnglish
Article number183114
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume101
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - 29 Oct 2012
Externally publishedYes

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