• 文献标题:   Simplified Fabrication Strategy of Graphene Liquid Cells for the in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Study of Au Nanoparticles
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   XIN WB, DE ROSA IM, YE PY, ZHENG L, CAO Y, CAO CZ, CARLSON L, YANG JM
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  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
  • ISSN:   1932-7447
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Los Angeles
  • 被引频次:   3
  • DOI:   10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11704
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

Graphene liquid cells (GLCs) have recently attracted increasing attention in multiple research fields because this technique has provided unique opportunities for studying liquid-phase reactions. Here, we report a simplified approach for the fabrication of GLCs using ultrasonication assistance. We demonstrate that morphologies of fabricated GLCs depend on the number of graphene layers. With the appropriate ultrasound, few-layer graphene assemblies to graphene shells and multilayer graphene (m/G) transforms to graphene scrolls that preserve the liquid pocket inside. We reveal that liquid cells made from mlG offer superior spatial resolution to achieve sub-nanometer detection. More importantly, we investigate the in situ coalescence processes of Au nanoparticles both in the liquid cell and on solid graphene support. From the direct comparison, we show a jump to the contact mode only associated with the coalescence of Au nanoparticles in water. Our study provides a simplified route to prepare GLCs and enhances our understanding of Au nanoparticle's coalescence in different media.