A universal size-controllable top-down synthesis of nanomaterials via electrospray
Jun Xie1,2,3, Mingbo Xie1,2,3, Yeqiu Zhao1,2,3
1School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China. atomic_liyuan@yeah.net.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|March 4, 2026
Abstract:
A universal strategy for size-controllable (1-100 nm) production of nanomaterials was achieved by tuning the conductivity of the electrospraying solvent, using but not limited to quartz, diamond, and metals as a feedstock. Theoretical and experimental analyses reveal a mechanism where conductivity-regulated tangential electrical stress drives proton-induced lattice slip and hydrolysis.
