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In Situ Observation of Droplet Nanofluidics for Yielding Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials

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Droplet based micro/nanofluidics has been demonstrated as a versatile tool in a wide range of fields. In particular, seeded growth of planar low-dimensional nanomaterials often relies on crawling metal droplets as catalytic media where nucleation and crystal growth proceed. However, direct observations of nanomaterials growth led by self-propelled droplet transport remain rare, which leaves many open questions on droplet behavior during growth. 2 Here, we report in situ observations of in-plane Si nanowires growth in a transmission electron microscope, where an indium droplet migrates on a silicon nitride membrane coated by a layer of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H), dissolves the a-Si:H coating film on the membrane, and results in the production of a crystalline Si nanowire in its trail. This in situ observation, combined with the geometric investigation of the nanowires, presents nice consistency with de Gennes' theoretic prediction of reactive wetting induced droplet motion. Interestingly, we recorded a nanoflake-to-nanowire transition when the growth rate was increased by heating the membrane from 350 °C to 400 °C. This work directly unveils rich transport mechanism of catalytic droplets, which is expected to be a new platform for producing diverse low-dimensional nanomaterials and promote their potential applications in nanoscience and technologies.
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hal-03815681 , version 1 (14-10-2022)

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Zheng Fan, Jean-Luc Maurice, Ileana Florea, Wanghua Chen, Linwei Yu, et al.. In Situ Observation of Droplet Nanofluidics for Yielding Low-Dimensional Nanomaterials. Applied Surface Science, 2021, 573, pp.151510. ⟨10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151510⟩. ⟨hal-03815681⟩

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