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Defect-mediated ripening of core-shell nanostructures

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  • Qiubo Zhang

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Xinxing Peng

    (National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Yifan Nie

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Qi Zheng

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Junyi Shangguan

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California)

  • Chao Zhu

    (School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University)

  • Karen C. Bustillo

    (National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Peter Ercius

    (National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • Linwang Wang

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

  • David T. Limmer

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California
    Chemical Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    Kavli Energy Nanoscience Institute)

  • Haimei Zheng

    (Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
    University of California)

Abstract

Understanding nanostructure ripening mechanisms is desirable for gaining insight on the growth and potential applications of nanoscale materials. However, the atomic pathways of nanostructure ripening in solution have rarely been observed directly. Here, we report defect-mediated ripening of Cd-CdCl2 core-shell nanoparticles (CSN) revealed by in-situ atomic resolution imaging with liquid cell transmission electron microscopy. We find that ripening is initiated by dissolution of the nanoparticle with an incomplete CdCl2 shell, and that the areas of the Cd core that are exposed to the solution are etched first. The growth of the other nanoparticles is achieved by generating crack defects in the shell, followed by ion diffusion through the cracks. Subsequent healing of crack defects leads to a highly crystalline CSN. The formation and annihilation of crack defects in the CdCl2 shell, accompanied by disordering and crystallization of the shell structure, mediate the ripening of Cd-CdCl2 CSN in the solution.

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  • Qiubo Zhang & Xinxing Peng & Yifan Nie & Qi Zheng & Junyi Shangguan & Chao Zhu & Karen C. Bustillo & Peter Ercius & Linwang Wang & David T. Limmer & Haimei Zheng, 2022. "Defect-mediated ripening of core-shell nanostructures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:13:y:2022:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-022-29847-8
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29847-8
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