A universal size-controllable top-down synthesis of nanomaterials via electrospray

Jun Xie; Mingbo Xie; Yeqiu Zhao; Wanyi Shen; Jiashu Li; Qingwei Wang; Xu Yan; Meiqing Shi; Liyuan Chai; Liyuan Zhang

doi:10.1039/D6CC00492J

A universal size-controllable top-down synthesis of nanomaterials via electrospray

Jun Xie,

^abc Mingbo Xie,

^abc Yeqiu Zhao,^abc Wanyi Shen,^abc Jiashu Li,^abc Qingwei Wang,

^abc Xu Yan,

^abc Meiqing Shi,^abc Liyuan Chai^abc and Liyuan Zhang

*^abcd

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^a School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, China
E-mail: atomic_liyuan@yeah.net

^b Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Control & Treatment of Heavy Metal Pollution, Changsha 410083, China

^c State Key Laboratory of Advanced Metallurgy for Non-ferrous Metals, Changsha 410083, China

^d Jiangxi Silicon New Material Technology Co., Ltd, Jiangxi 334600, China

Abstract

A universal strategy for size-controllable (1–100 nm) production of nanomaterials was achieved by tuning the conductivity of the electrospraying solvent, using but not limited to quartz, diamond, and metals as a feedstock. Theoretical and experimental analyses reveal a mechanism where conductivity-regulated tangential electrical stress drives proton-induced lattice slip and hydrolysis.

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A universal size-controllable top-down synthesis of nanomaterials via electrospray

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