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Liquid-cell Transmission Electron Microscopy for Tracking Self-assembly of Nanoparticles
Published on: October 16, 2017
In situ recording of particle network formation in liquids by ion conductivity measurements
Christian Pfaffenhuber1, Seniz Sörgel, Katja Weichert
1Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany.
Journal of the American Chemical Society
|August 11, 2011
Abstract:
The formation of fractal silica networks from a colloidal initial state was followed in situ by ion conductivity measurements. The underlying effect is a high interfacial lithium ion conductivity arising when silica particles are brought into contact with Li salt-containing liquid electrolytes. The experimental results were modeled using Monte Carlo simulations and tested using confocal fluorescence laser microscopy and ζ-potential measurements.

