2020
Direct observation of anisotropic growth of water films on minerals driven by defects and surface tension
Yalcin SE, Legg BA, Yeşilbaş M, Malvankar NS, Boily JF. Direct observation of anisotropic growth of water films on minerals driven by defects and surface tension. Science Advances 2020, 6: eaaz9708. PMID: 32832658, PMCID: PMC7439304, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz9708.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMineral nanoparticlesWater filmAmplitude-modulated atomic force microscopyAtomic force microscopyFilm surface energySmooth film surfaceNanoscale topographyForce microscopySurface tensionWater vaporNanoparticlesMolecular simulationsAnisotropic growthHigh surface tensionSurface energyFilm surfaceThick filmsInhomogeneous thicknessThick meniscusFilm growthFilmsWater layerIce nucleationAtmospheric processesElement cycling
2015
Impedance Spectroscopy of Ionic Ligand‐Modulated Charge Transport of Gold Nanoparticle Films
Yu X, Malvankar N, Landis R, Eymur S, Miranda OR, Rotello VM. Impedance Spectroscopy of Ionic Ligand‐Modulated Charge Transport of Gold Nanoparticle Films. Small 2015, 11: 3814-3821. PMID: 25919594, DOI: 10.1002/smll.201500127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNanoparticle filmsImpedance spectroscopyGold nanoparticle filmsMonolayer-protected nanoparticlesUnique electrical propertiesNanoparticle assembliesGold nanoparticlesIonic ligandsInorganic coreOrganic shellLigand shellElectron transport processesNanoparticlesGas sensorsConductance modulationStructure-function correlationsCharge transportElectron transportElectrical propertiesConductance behaviorSpectroscopyFilmsShellElectronsLigands