Pseudoelasticity at Large Strains in Au Nanocrystals

Gu, X. Wendy; Hanson, Lindsey A.; Eisler, Carissa N.; Koc, Matthew A.; Alivisatos, A. Paul

doi:10.1103/physrevlett.121.056102

Pseudoelasticity at Large Strains in Au Nanocrystals

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.121.056102· OSTI ID:1542311

Gu, X. Wendy ^[1]; Hanson, Lindsey A. ^[2]; Eisler, Carissa N. ^[3]; Koc, Matthew A. ^[4]; Alivisatos, A. Paul ^[5]

Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
Trinity College, Hartford, CT (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Pseudoelasticity in metals is normally associated with phase transformations (e.g., shape memory alloys) but has recently been observed in sub-10 nm Ag nanocrystals that rapidly recovered their original shape after deformation to large strains. The discovery of pseudoelasticity in nanoscale metals dramatically changes the current understanding of the properties of solids at the smallest length scales, and the motion of atoms at surfaces. However, it remains unclear whether pseudoelasticity exists in different metals and nanocrystal sizes. The challenge of observing deformation at atomistic to nanometer length scales has prevented a clear mechanistic understanding of nanoscale pseudoelasticity, although surface diffusion and dislocation-mediated processes have been proposed. We further the understanding of pseudoelasticity in nanoscale metals by using a diamond anvil cell to compress colloidal Au nanocrystals under quasihydrostatic and nonhydrostatic pressure conditions. Nanocrystal structural changes are measured using optical spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy and modeled using electrodynamic theory. Here, we reveal that 3.9 nm Au nanocrystals exhibit pseudoelastic shape recovery after deformation to large uniaxial strains of up to 20%, which is equivalent to an ellipsoid with an aspect ratio of 2. Nanocrystal absorbance efficiency does not recover after deformation, which suggests that crystalline defects may be trapped in the nanocrystals after deformation.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1542311

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1462450

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 121; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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