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In-situ visualization of solute-driven phase coexistence within individual nanorods

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  • Fariah Hayee

    (Stanford University)

  • Tarun C. Narayan

    (Stanford University)

  • Neel Nadkarni

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Andrea Baldi

    (DIFFER - Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research)

  • Ai Leen Koh

    (Stanford University)

  • Martin Z. Bazant

    (Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Robert Sinclair

    (Stanford University)

  • Jennifer A. Dionne

    (Stanford University
    SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)

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Nanorods are promising components of energy and information storage devices that rely on solute-driven phase transformations, due to their large surface-to-volume ratio and ability to accommodate strain. Here we investigate the hydrogen-induced phase transition in individual penta-twinned palladium nanorods of varying aspect ratios with ~3 nm spatial resolution to understand the correlation between nanorod structure and thermodynamics. We find that the hydrogenated phase preferentially nucleates at the rod tips, progressing along the length of the nanorods with increasing hydrogen pressure. While nucleation pressure is nearly constant for all lengths, the number of phase boundaries is length-dependent, with stable phase coexistence always occurring for rods longer than 55 nm. Moreover, such coexistence occurs within individual crystallites of the nanorods and is accompanied by defect formation, as supported by in situ electron microscopy and elastic energy calculations. These results highlight the effect of particle shape and dimension on thermodynamics, informing nanorod design for improved device cyclability.

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  • Fariah Hayee & Tarun C. Narayan & Neel Nadkarni & Andrea Baldi & Ai Leen Koh & Martin Z. Bazant & Robert Sinclair & Jennifer A. Dionne, 2018. "In-situ visualization of solute-driven phase coexistence within individual nanorods," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-04021-1
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04021-1
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    1. Gang Wu & Chen Qian & Wen-Li Lv & Xiaona Zhao & Xian-Wei Liu, 2023. "Dynamic imaging of interfacial electrochemistry on single Ag nanowires by azimuth-modulated plasmonic scattering interferometry," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, December.

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