journal article·2018-11Open access

Nanocrystal Dynamics: Spontaneous Reshaping and Splitting of AgCl Nanocrystals under Electron Beam Illumination (Small 48/2018)

Xuezeng Tian, Utkarsh Anand, Utkur Mirsaidov, Haimei Zheng

Small· Volume 14· Issue 48

Abstract

AgCl nanocrystals demonstrate spontaneous reshaping and splitting, as imaged via liquid cell transmission electron microscopy. In article number 1803231, Haimei Zheng and co-workers show that, under electron beam irradiation, all AgCl nanocrystals maintain a single crystalline structure while simultaneously exhibiting liquid-like behaviors. The dynamics of the AgCl nanocrystals inspires better nanomotor designing.
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Affiliations

Materials Sciences Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA

Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA

Berkeley Education Alliance for Research in Singapore Singapore 138602 Singapore

Centre for BioImaging Sciences Department of Biological Sciences National University of Singapore Singapore 117557 Singapore

Department of Physics National University of Singapore Singapore 117551 Singapore

Centre for Advanced 2D Materials and Graphene Research Centre National University of Singapore Singapore 117546 Singapore

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