TY - JOUR
T1 - In Situ Intrinsic Self-Healing of Low Toxic Cs2ZnX4 (X = Cl, Br) Metal Halide Nanoparticles
AU - Aizenshtein, Ben
AU - Etgar, Lioz
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Authors. Small published by Wiley-VCH GmbH.
PY - 2024/1/11
Y1 - 2024/1/11
N2 - This study reports on the intrinsic and fast self-healing ability of all inorganic, low-toxic Cs2ZnX4 (X = Cl, Br) metal halide nanoparticles (NPs) when subjected to local heating by electron beam irradiation in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The local heating induces the creation of nanoshells (NSs) following the template of the corresponding NPs, which are subsequently healed back to their original state within several minutes. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis reveal that the composition, phase, and crystallographic structure of the original NPs are restored during the self-healing process, with a thin crystalline layer observed at the bottom of the NSs acting as the healing template. The inelastic scattering of the electron beam energy generates local heat that causes rapid atomic displacement, resulting in atomic mobility that lowers the density of the material and leads to NS formation. A unique insitu TEM heating stage measurement demonstrates the appearance of identical damage and self-healing to those induced by the electron beam. The NPs exhibit excellent stability under ambient conditions for up to a month, making them suitable for self-healing scintillators and other optoelectronic applications that require atomic-scale stability and healing.
AB - This study reports on the intrinsic and fast self-healing ability of all inorganic, low-toxic Cs2ZnX4 (X = Cl, Br) metal halide nanoparticles (NPs) when subjected to local heating by electron beam irradiation in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM). The local heating induces the creation of nanoshells (NSs) following the template of the corresponding NPs, which are subsequently healed back to their original state within several minutes. Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis reveal that the composition, phase, and crystallographic structure of the original NPs are restored during the self-healing process, with a thin crystalline layer observed at the bottom of the NSs acting as the healing template. The inelastic scattering of the electron beam energy generates local heat that causes rapid atomic displacement, resulting in atomic mobility that lowers the density of the material and leads to NS formation. A unique insitu TEM heating stage measurement demonstrates the appearance of identical damage and self-healing to those induced by the electron beam. The NPs exhibit excellent stability under ambient conditions for up to a month, making them suitable for self-healing scintillators and other optoelectronic applications that require atomic-scale stability and healing.
KW - low toxic
KW - nanoparticles
KW - self-healing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85169162418&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/smll.202305755
DO - 10.1002/smll.202305755
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C2 - 37649151
AN - SCOPUS:85169162418
SN - 1613-6810
VL - 20
JO - Small
JF - Small
IS - 2
M1 - 2305755
ER -