Direct visualization of hydrogen absorption dynamics in individual palladium nanoparticles
Abstract
Many energy storage materials undergo large volume changes during charging and discharging. The resulting stresses often lead to defect formation in the bulk, but less so in nanosized systems. Here, we capture in real time the mechanism of one such transformation—the hydrogenation of single-crystalline palladium nanocubes from 15 to 80 nm—to better understand the reason for this durability. First, using environmental scanning transmission electron microscopy, we monitor the hydrogen absorption process in real time with 3 nm resolution. Then, using dark-field imaging, we structurally examine the reaction intermediates with 1 nm resolution. The reaction proceeds through nucleation and growth of the new phase in corners of the nanocubes. As the hydrogenated phase propagates across the particles, portions of the lattice misorient by 1.5%, diminishing crystal quality. Once transformed, all the particles explored return to a pristine state. As a result, the nanoparticles’ ability to remove crystallographic imperfections renders them more durable than their bulk counterparts.
- Authors:
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- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)
- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research, Eindhoven (The Netherlands)
- Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1347444
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; materials chemistry; materials for energy and catalysis; nanoscale materials; transmission electron microscopy
Citation Formats
Narayan, Tarun C., Hayee, Fariah, Baldi, Andrea, Koh, Ai Leen, Sinclair, Robert, and Dionne, Jennifer A. Direct visualization of hydrogen absorption dynamics in individual palladium nanoparticles. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms14020.
Narayan, Tarun C., Hayee, Fariah, Baldi, Andrea, Koh, Ai Leen, Sinclair, Robert, & Dionne, Jennifer A. Direct visualization of hydrogen absorption dynamics in individual palladium nanoparticles. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14020
Narayan, Tarun C., Hayee, Fariah, Baldi, Andrea, Koh, Ai Leen, Sinclair, Robert, and Dionne, Jennifer A. Mon .
"Direct visualization of hydrogen absorption dynamics in individual palladium nanoparticles". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14020. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1347444.
@article{osti_1347444,
title = {Direct visualization of hydrogen absorption dynamics in individual palladium nanoparticles},
author = {Narayan, Tarun C. and Hayee, Fariah and Baldi, Andrea and Koh, Ai Leen and Sinclair, Robert and Dionne, Jennifer A.},
abstractNote = {Many energy storage materials undergo large volume changes during charging and discharging. The resulting stresses often lead to defect formation in the bulk, but less so in nanosized systems. Here, we capture in real time the mechanism of one such transformation—the hydrogenation of single-crystalline palladium nanocubes from 15 to 80 nm—to better understand the reason for this durability. First, using environmental scanning transmission electron microscopy, we monitor the hydrogen absorption process in real time with 3 nm resolution. Then, using dark-field imaging, we structurally examine the reaction intermediates with 1 nm resolution. The reaction proceeds through nucleation and growth of the new phase in corners of the nanocubes. As the hydrogenated phase propagates across the particles, portions of the lattice misorient by 1.5%, diminishing crystal quality. Once transformed, all the particles explored return to a pristine state. As a result, the nanoparticles’ ability to remove crystallographic imperfections renders them more durable than their bulk counterparts.},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms14020},
journal = {Nature Communications},
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volume = 8,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Jan 16 00:00:00 EST 2017}
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