Nature Communications (Jun 2020)

Imaging the kinetics of anisotropic dissolution of bimetallic core–shell nanocubes using graphene liquid cells

  • Lei Chen,
  • Alberto Leonardi,
  • Jun Chen,
  • Muhan Cao,
  • Na Li,
  • Dong Su,
  • Qiao Zhang,
  • Michael Engel,
  • Xingchen Ye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16645-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Rational design of multicomponent nanocrystals requires atomic-level understanding of reaction kinetics. Here, the authors apply single-particle liquid-cell electron microscopy imaging coupled with atomistic simulations to understand pathways and rates of bimetallic core-shell nanocubes undergoing oxidative dissolution.