摘要
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.
源语言 | 英语 |
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文章编号 | 183114 |
期刊 | Applied Physics Letters |
卷 | 101 |
期 | 18 |
DOI | |
出版状态 | 已出版 - 29 10月 2012 |
已对外发布 | 是 |