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Space- and time-resolved small angle X-ray scattering to probe assembly of silver nanocrystal superlattices

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  • Yixuan Yu

    (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

  • Dian Yu

    (University of California, Los Angeles)

  • Babak Sadigh

    (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

  • Christine A. Orme

    (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)

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The structure of nanocrystal superlattices has been extensively studied and well documented, however, their assembly process is poorly understood. In this work, we demonstrate an in situ space- and time-resolved small angle X-ray scattering measurement that we use to probe the assembly of silver nanocrystal superlattices driven by electric fields. The electric field creates a nanocrystal flux to the surface, providing a systematic means to vary the nanocrystal concentration near the electrode and thereby to initiate nucleation and growth of superlattices in several minutes. Using this approach, we measure the space- and time-resolved concentration and polydispersity gradients during deposition and show how they affect the superlattice constant and degree of order. We find that the field induces a size-selection effect that can reduce the polydispersity near the substrate by 21% leading to better quality crystals and resulting in field strength-dependent superlattice lattice constants.

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  • Yixuan Yu & Dian Yu & Babak Sadigh & Christine A. Orme, 2018. "Space- and time-resolved small angle X-ray scattering to probe assembly of silver nanocrystal superlattices," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 9(1), pages 1-9, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:9:y:2018:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-018-06734-9
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-06734-9
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