Identification of a quasi-liquid phase at solid–liquid interface

Peng, Xinxing; Zhu, Fu-Chun; Jiang, You-Hong; Sun, Juan-Juan; Xiao, Liang-Ping; Zhou, Shiyuan; Bustillo, Karen C.; Lin, Long-Hui; Cheng, Jun; Li, Jian-Feng; Liao, Hong-Gang; Sun, Shi-Gang; Zheng, Haimei

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31075-z

Title: Identification of a quasi-liquid phase at solid–liquid interface

Journal Article · 22 June 2022 · Nature Communications

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31075-z · OSTI ID:1873788

; Zhu, Fu-Chun; Jiang, You-Hong; Sun, Juan-Juan; Xiao, Liang-Ping; Zhou, Shiyuan;

; Lin, Long-Hui;

;

; Sun, Shi-Gang;

Abstract An understanding of solid–liquid interfaces is of great importance for fundamental research as well as industrial applications. However, it has been very challenging to directly image solid–liquid interfaces with high resolution, thus their structure and properties are often unknown. Here, we report a quasi-liquid phase between metal (In, Sn) nanoparticle surfaces and an aqueous solution observed using liquid cell transmission electron microscopy. Our real-time high-resolution imaging reveals a thin layer of liquid-like materials at the interfaces with the frequent appearance of small In nanoclusters. Such a quasi-liquid phase serves as an intermediate for the mass transport from the metal nanoparticle to the liquid. Density functional theory-molecular dynamics simulations demonstrate that the positive charges of In ions greatly contribute to the stabilization of the quasi-liquid phase on the metal surface.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). The Molecular Foundry (TMF)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Key Research and Development Program of China; National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1873788

Journal Information:: Nature Communications, Journal Name: Nature Communications Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 13; ISSN 2041-1723

Publisher:: Nature Publishing GroupCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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