Abstract
The structure of nanoparticles that undergo a surface-driven structural transformation was analyzed. The room temperature transformation was found to take place in 3 nm ZnS nanoparticles in methanol following the addition of water. A large increase in the crystallinity associated with water addition was observed using experimental wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS), x-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES), and extended x-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy measurements. The structural disorder was indicated to be partitioned between interior and surface regions more strongly than predicted by molecular dynamics simulation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11785-11795 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | The Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Jun 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |