中国物理B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (11): 116103-116103.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/11/116103

• CONDENSED MATTER: STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, AND THERMAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇    下一篇

Critical size of iron nanoparticles on liquid substrates

吕能a, 潘启发a, 程毅a, 杨波a, 叶高翔a b   

  1. a Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    b Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-01-29 修回日期:2013-06-08 出版日期:2013-09-28 发布日期:2013-09-28
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11074215) and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 2012QNA3010).

Critical size of iron nanoparticles on liquid substrates

Lü Neng (吕能)a, Pan Qi-Fa (潘启发)a, Cheng Yi (程毅)a, Yang Bo (杨波)a, Ye Gao-Xiang (叶高翔)a b   

  1. a Department of Physics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China;
    b Department of Physics, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 310036, China
  • Received:2013-01-29 Revised:2013-06-08 Online:2013-09-28 Published:2013-09-28
  • Contact: Ye Gao-Xiang E-mail:gxye@mail.hz.zj.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11074215) and the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 2012QNA3010).

摘要: We study the iron atomic aggregates deposited on silicone oil surfaces by using atomic force microscopy. The aggregates are composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles with the mean diameter Φc≈31.7 nm and height Hc≈4.5 nm, which are nearly independent of the nominal film thickness. The experiment shows that a material condensation process must occur in the nanoparticles during the growth period. The anomalous phenomenon is explained.

关键词: critical size, nanoparticle, condensation behavior, liquid substrate

Abstract: We study the iron atomic aggregates deposited on silicone oil surfaces by using atomic force microscopy. The aggregates are composed of disk-shaped nanoparticles with the mean diameter Φc≈31.7 nm and height Hc≈4.5 nm, which are nearly independent of the nominal film thickness. The experiment shows that a material condensation process must occur in the nanoparticles during the growth period. The anomalous phenomenon is explained.

Key words: critical size, nanoparticle, condensation behavior, liquid substrate

中图分类号:  (Structure of nanoscale materials)

  • 61.46.-w
81.07.-b (Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization) 68.37.Ps (Atomic force microscopy (AFM)) 68.55.J- (Morphology of films)