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Merging of metal nanoparticles driven by selective wettability of silver nanostructures

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  • Michael Grouchko

    (Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Polina Roitman

    (Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Xi Zhu

    (Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University
    School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU)

  • Inna Popov

    (The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Alexander Kamyshny

    (Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

  • Haibin Su

    (Institute of Advanced Studies, Nanyang Technological University
    School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU)

  • Shlomo Magdassi

    (Casali Institute of Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem)

Abstract

The welding and sintering of nanomaterials is relevant, for example, to form electrical contacts between metallic particles in printed electronic devices. Usually the welding of nanoparticles is achieved at high temperatures. Here we find that merging of two different metals, silver and gold nanoparticles, occurs on contact at room temperature. The merging process was investigated by experimental and molecular dynamics simulations. We discovered that the merging of these particles is driven by selective wettability of silver nanoparticles, independent of their size and shape (spheres or rods); silver behaves as a soft matter, whereas gold as a hard surface being wetted and retaining its original morphology. During that process, the silver atoms move towards the surface of the Au nanoparticles and wrap the Au nanoparticles in a pulling up-like process, leading to the wetting of Au nanoparticles.

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  • Michael Grouchko & Polina Roitman & Xi Zhu & Inna Popov & Alexander Kamyshny & Haibin Su & Shlomo Magdassi, 2014. "Merging of metal nanoparticles driven by selective wettability of silver nanostructures," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 5(1), pages 1-6, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:5:y:2014:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3994
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3994
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    1. John Jinwook Kim & Kojima Shuji & Jiawei Zheng & Xinjun He & Ahmad Sajjad & Hong Zhang & Haibin Su & Wallace C. H. Choy, 2024. "Tri-system integration in metal-oxide nanocomposites via in-situ solution-processed method for ultrathin flexible transparent electrodes," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.

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