Droplet Surface Shows 2D State (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Droplet Surface Shows 2D State

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Nanocrystals within a liquid droplet that is injected into an oily solution (left) are chemically compressed into a solid-like "jammed" 2D state (middle) -- which causes wrinkles to form on the surface of the droplet -- and then revert to a relaxed, liquid-like state (right) in which the wrinkles smooth out.

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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