Governing factors in stress response of nanoparticle films on water surface

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2011-11-30

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Kyungil Kim, Brian D. Leahy, Yeling Dai, Oleg Shpyrko, Janet S. Soltau, Matthew Pelton, Mati Meron, Binhua Lin; Governing factors in stress response of nanoparticle films on water surface. Journal of Applied Physics 15 November 2011; 110 (10): 102218. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3661988

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This work was written as part of one of the author's official duties as an Employee of the United States Government and is therefore a work of the United States Government. In accordance with 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright protection is available for such works under U.S. Law.
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Abstract

The mechanical properties of self-assembled silver nanoparticle (Ag-NP) films at the air-liquid interface are studied using both visible light optics and x-ray scattering techniques. The response of such films to compression is compared with results from previously studied gold nanoparticle (Au-NP) films, showing many similarities, along with significant differences. Possible factors governing the stress response of nanoparticle films are discussed.