In situ wet-cell TEM observation of gold nanoparticle motion in an aqueous solution
Abstract
In situ wet-cell transmission electron microscopy (TEM) technology enables direct observation of nanomaterials in a fully hydrated environment with high spatial and temporal resolution, which can be used to address a wide range of scientific problems. In this paper, the motions of approximately 5-nm sized gold nanoparticles in an aqueous solution are studied using the wet-cell TEM technology. It is observed that gold nanoparticles can be either in a single particle or cluster forms, and dynamic displacement and rotation motions are observed for both forms in the solution. Under electron beam irradiation, nanoparticles in some clusters gradually fused together; sometimes they also showed dramatic growth behavior. Mechanisms for the motion and growth of the particles/clusters are discussed.
- Authors:
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- East China Univ. of Science and Technology, Shanghai (China); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1626585
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357; FG02-07ER46453; FG02-07ER46471
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Nanoscale Research Letters (Online)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Nanoscale Research Letters (Online); Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1556-276X
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; Materials science; Physics; In situ transmission electron microscopy; Gold; Nanoparticles; Wet cell
Citation Formats
Chen, Xin, and Wen, Jianguo. In situ wet-cell TEM observation of gold nanoparticle motion in an aqueous solution. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web. doi:10.1186/1556-276x-7-598.
Chen, Xin, & Wen, Jianguo. In situ wet-cell TEM observation of gold nanoparticle motion in an aqueous solution. United States. https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276x-7-598
Chen, Xin, and Wen, Jianguo. Mon .
"In situ wet-cell TEM observation of gold nanoparticle motion in an aqueous solution". United States. https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276x-7-598. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1626585.
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title = {In situ wet-cell TEM observation of gold nanoparticle motion in an aqueous solution},
author = {Chen, Xin and Wen, Jianguo},
abstractNote = {In situ wet-cell transmission electron microscopy (TEM) technology enables direct observation of nanomaterials in a fully hydrated environment with high spatial and temporal resolution, which can be used to address a wide range of scientific problems. In this paper, the motions of approximately 5-nm sized gold nanoparticles in an aqueous solution are studied using the wet-cell TEM technology. It is observed that gold nanoparticles can be either in a single particle or cluster forms, and dynamic displacement and rotation motions are observed for both forms in the solution. Under electron beam irradiation, nanoparticles in some clusters gradually fused together; sometimes they also showed dramatic growth behavior. Mechanisms for the motion and growth of the particles/clusters are discussed.},
doi = {10.1186/1556-276x-7-598},
journal = {Nanoscale Research Letters (Online)},
number = 1,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Mon Oct 29 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}
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