The 3D-architecture of individual free silver nanoparticles captured by X-ray scattering
Abstract
The diversity of nanoparticle shapes generated by condensation from gaseous matter reflects the fundamental competition between thermodynamic equilibration and the persistence of metastable configurations during growth. In the kinetically limited regime, intermediate geometries that are favoured only in early formation stages can be imprinted in the finally observed ensemble of differently structured specimens. Here we demonstrate that single-shot wide-angle scattering of femtosecond soft X-ray free-electron laser pulses allows three-dimensional characterization of the resulting metastable nanoparticle structures. For individual free silver particles, which can be considered frozen in space for the duration of photon exposure, both shape and orientation are uncovered from measured scattering images. We identify regular shapes, including species with fivefold symmetry and surprisingly large aspect ratio up to particle radii of the order of 100 nm. Our approach includes scattering effects beyond Born’s approximation and is remarkably efficient—opening up new routes in ultrafast nanophysics and free-electron laser science
- Authors:
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- Univ. of Rostock, Rostock (Germany)
- Technische Univ., Berlin (Germany)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States); Technische Univ., Berlin (Germany)
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- FLASH, Hamburg (Germany)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- Contributing Org.:
- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1190465
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nature Communications
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-1723
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
Citation Formats
Barke, Ingo, Hartmann, Hannes, Rupp, Daniela, Flückiger, Leonie, Sauppe, Mario, Adolph, Marcus, Schorb, Sebastian, Bostedt, Christoph, Treusch, Rolf, Peltz, Christian, Bartling, Stephan, Fennel, Thomas, Meiwes-Broer, Karl-Heinz, and Möller, Thomas. The 3D-architecture of individual free silver nanoparticles captured by X-ray scattering. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1038/ncomms7187.
Barke, Ingo, Hartmann, Hannes, Rupp, Daniela, Flückiger, Leonie, Sauppe, Mario, Adolph, Marcus, Schorb, Sebastian, Bostedt, Christoph, Treusch, Rolf, Peltz, Christian, Bartling, Stephan, Fennel, Thomas, Meiwes-Broer, Karl-Heinz, & Möller, Thomas. The 3D-architecture of individual free silver nanoparticles captured by X-ray scattering. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7187
Barke, Ingo, Hartmann, Hannes, Rupp, Daniela, Flückiger, Leonie, Sauppe, Mario, Adolph, Marcus, Schorb, Sebastian, Bostedt, Christoph, Treusch, Rolf, Peltz, Christian, Bartling, Stephan, Fennel, Thomas, Meiwes-Broer, Karl-Heinz, and Möller, Thomas. Wed .
"The 3D-architecture of individual free silver nanoparticles captured by X-ray scattering". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7187. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1190465.
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title = {The 3D-architecture of individual free silver nanoparticles captured by X-ray scattering},
author = {Barke, Ingo and Hartmann, Hannes and Rupp, Daniela and Flückiger, Leonie and Sauppe, Mario and Adolph, Marcus and Schorb, Sebastian and Bostedt, Christoph and Treusch, Rolf and Peltz, Christian and Bartling, Stephan and Fennel, Thomas and Meiwes-Broer, Karl-Heinz and Möller, Thomas},
abstractNote = {The diversity of nanoparticle shapes generated by condensation from gaseous matter reflects the fundamental competition between thermodynamic equilibration and the persistence of metastable configurations during growth. In the kinetically limited regime, intermediate geometries that are favoured only in early formation stages can be imprinted in the finally observed ensemble of differently structured specimens. Here we demonstrate that single-shot wide-angle scattering of femtosecond soft X-ray free-electron laser pulses allows three-dimensional characterization of the resulting metastable nanoparticle structures. For individual free silver particles, which can be considered frozen in space for the duration of photon exposure, both shape and orientation are uncovered from measured scattering images. We identify regular shapes, including species with fivefold symmetry and surprisingly large aspect ratio up to particle radii of the order of 100 nm. Our approach includes scattering effects beyond Born’s approximation and is remarkably efficient—opening up new routes in ultrafast nanophysics and free-electron laser science},
doi = {10.1038/ncomms7187},
journal = {Nature Communications},
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volume = 6,
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year = {Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2015}
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