Aerosol self-assembly of nanoparticle films: growth dynamics and resulting 3D structure

Noushin Nasiri, Tobias D. Elmøe, Qinghua Qin, Antonio Tricoli*

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Abstract

In this study, aerosol deposition of nanoparticles on flat surfaces has been investigated by Langevin dynamics (LD) accounting for Brownian's diffusion and a fix translational velocity. The particles are assumed to drop one at a time and had a monodisperse size distribution. The detailed morphology of the nanoparticle films was investigated as a function of Pe number, the ratio between Brownian and translational displacement for different structural constrains. The porosity was reduced with increasing Pe number from the diffusion to ballistic deposition limit. It was found that the simulation constrains have a substantial impact on the resulting film structural properties. This was attributed to the multi-scale porosity of these aerosol-deposited films. Keyword: Deposition, Nanoparticle, Porosity, Aerosol, Self-Assembly, Nanoparticles, Sensors.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFourth International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering
EditorsJayantha A. Epaarachchi, Alan Kin-tak Lau, Jinsong Leng
Place of PublicationBellingham, WA
PublisherSPIE
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9780819496300
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event4th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, SMN 2013 - Gold Coast, QLD, Australia
Duration: 10 Jul 201312 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE
PublisherSPIE
Volume8793
ISSN (Print)0277-786X

Conference

Conference4th International Conference on Smart Materials and Nanotechnology in Engineering, SMN 2013
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityGold Coast, QLD
Period10/07/1312/07/13

Keywords

  • Deposition
  • Nanoparticle
  • Porosity
  • Aerosol
  • Self-Assembly
  • Nanoparticles
  • Sensors

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