In:
Applied Physics Letters, AIP Publishing, Vol. 98, No. 19 ( 2011-05-09)
Abstract:
We demonstrate a reversible phase transition in nanoparticles composed of a binary eutectic alloy, Ge–Au. The structure, 9 nm diameter nanoparticles embedded in silica, can be switched from bilobe to mixed using a 30 ns ultraviolet laser pulse. The structure can be switched back to bilobe by heating at 80 °C. The bilobe/mixed switching can be performed on the same sample at least ten times. Synchrotron X-ray diffraction studies reveal that the bilobe structure contains crystalline Ge and Au while the mixed structure consists of crystalline Ge and β Ge–Au.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-6951
,
1077-3118
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
2011
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