Squeezed Nanoparticles (IMAGE)

DOE/Ames National Laboratory

Squeezed Nanoparticles

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Ames Laboratory and Northeastern University developed and validated a model that predicts the shape of metal nanoparticles blanketed by 2D material. The top blanket of graphene resists deformation, 'squeezing' downward on the metal nanoparticle and forcing it to be extremely low and wide.

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US Department of Energy, Ames Laboratory

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