In situ TEM ion irradiation and implantation effects on Au nanoparticle morphologies

Daniel Bufford; Sarah H. Pratt; Timothy J. Boyle; Khalid Hattar

doi:10.1039/C3CC49479A

In situ TEM ion irradiation and implantation effects on Au nanoparticle morphologies†

Daniel Bufford,^a Sarah H. Pratt,^a Timothy J. Boyle^b and Khalid Hattar*^a

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^a Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800-1056, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
E-mail: khattar@sandia.gov
Tel: +1 505 845-9859

^b Sandia National Laboratories, Advanced Materials Laboratory, 1001 University Boulevard SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106, USA

Abstract

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.

This article is part of the themed collection: Structure and Catalyst Particles from In-situ Electron Microscopy

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13 Dec 2013

Accepted

19 Feb 2014

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19 Feb 2014

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Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 7593-7596

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D. Bufford, S. H. Pratt, T. J. Boyle and K. Hattar, Chem. Commun., 2014, 50, 7593 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC49479A

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