Coalescence dynamics of size-selected gold clusters studied by time-resolved transmission electron microscopy

J. Liu; D. Foster; Z. Y. Li; N Wilkinson; J. Yuan

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/902/1/012008

Coalescence dynamics of size-selected gold clusters studied by time-resolved transmission electron microscopy

J. Liu, D. Foster, Z. Y. Li, N Wilkinson, J. Yuan

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Coalescence dynamics of size-selected gold (Au) clusters (each with nominal 923 atoms), on amorphous Si₃N₄ substrate at room temperature, has been studied via time-resolved transmission electron microscopy (TEM). We found that the clusters approached each other in two stages. In the first stage, the drift velocity was independent of the particle separation and could be attributed to beam-induced random motion. In the second stage, the clusters were found to jump into contact with a much higher final averaged speed. This is independent of beam dose rates and is attributed to the van der Waal attraction.

Original language	English
Article number	012008
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conf Series
Volume	902
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/902/1/012008
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2017
Event	Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group Conference 2017 - Manchester, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Jul 2017 → 6 Jul 2017

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Coalescence dynamics of size-selected gold clusters studied by time-resolved transmission electron microscopy

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