In-Situ High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy Investigation of Overheating of Cu Nanoparticles

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 6; no. 1; p. 19545
• Main Authors: Chen, Chunlin, Hu, Ziyu, Li, Yanfen, Liu, Limin, Mori, Hirotaro, Wang, Zhangchang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 20.01.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/301/119/1002; 639/301/357/354; Adsorption; Catalysis; Copper; Electron microscopy; Electrons; Graphite; Humanities and Social Sciences; Melting; multidisciplinary; Nanoparticles; Science; Sublimation; Substrates; Thermal stability; Transmission electron microscopy

Synthesizing and functionalizing metal nanoparticles supported on substrates is currently the subject of intensive study owing to their outstanding catalytic performances for heterogeneous catalysis. Revealing the fundamental effect of the substrates on metal nanoparticles represents a key step in c...