Daniel Bufford, Sarah H. Pratt, Timothy J. Boyle and Khalid Hattar
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 7593-7596
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC49479A,
Communication
Energetic heavy and light ion effects on gold nanoparticles were probed by irradiating 20 and 60 nm diameter nanoparticles with either 3 MeV Cu3+ or 10 keV He+ ions in situ inside of a transmission electron microscope. Both ion species caused sintering, agglomeration, and ablation of the nanoparticles via sputtering, although at different rates.