Exploring dynamic interactions of single nanoparticles at interfaces for surface-confined electrochemical behavior and size measurement

Hui Ma; Jian-Fu Chen; Hai-Feng Wang; Pei-Jun Hu; Wei Ma; Yi-Tao Long

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-16149-0

Nature Communications (May 2020)

Exploring dynamic interactions of single nanoparticles at interfaces for surface-confined electrochemical behavior and size measurement

Hui Ma,
Jian-Fu Chen,
Hai-Feng Wang,
Pei-Jun Hu,
Wei Ma,
Yi-Tao Long

Affiliations

Hui Ma: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Jian-Fu Chen: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Computational Chemistry & Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology
Hai-Feng Wang: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Computational Chemistry & Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology
Pei-Jun Hu: State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Centre for Computational Chemistry & Research Institute of Industrial Catalysis, East China University of Science and Technology
Wei Ma: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology
Yi-Tao Long: School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16149-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Single-entity electrochemistry has been proposed for studying properties of single nanoparticles (NPs). Here, the authors make use of adsorption-mediated motion of Ag NPs to take individual NP size measurements using electrochemical impacts with excellent agreement to standard imaging techniques.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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