Direct visualization of the hydration layer on alumina nanoparticles with the fluid cell STEM in situ

Firlar, Emre; Çınar, Simge; Kashyap, Sanjay; Akinc, Mufit; Prozorov, Tanya

doi:10.1038/srep09830

Direct visualization of the hydration layer on alumina nanoparticles with the fluid cell STEM in situ

Journal Article · Thu May 21 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Scientific Reports

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/srep09830· OSTI ID:1225384

Firlar, Emre ^[1]; Çınar, Simge ^[2]; Kashyap, Sanjay ^[1]; Akinc, Mufit ^[3]; Prozorov, Tanya ^[1]

Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

Rheological behavior of aqueous suspensions containing nanometer-sized powders is of relevance to many branches of industry. Unusually high viscosities observed for suspensions of nanoparticles compared to those of micron size powders cannot be explained by current viscosity models. Formation of so-called hydration layer on alumina nanoparticles in water was hypothesized, but never observed experimentally. We report here on the direct visualization of aqueous suspensions of alumina with the fluid cell in situ. We observe the hydration layer formed over the particle aggregates and show that such hydrated aggregates constitute new particle assemblies and affect the flow behavior of the suspensions. We discuss how these hydrated nanoclusters alter the effective solid content and the viscosity of nanostructured suspensions. As a result, our findings elucidate the source of high viscosity observed for nanoparticle suspensions and are of direct relevance to many industrial sectors including materials, food, cosmetics, pharmaceutical among others employing colloidal slurries with nanometer-scale particles.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1225384

Report Number(s):: IS-J--8517; srep09830

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Journal Name: Scientific Reports Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 5; ISSN 2045-2322

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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