Traditional synthesis strategy of nanomaterials with complicated process and high cost limits their applications.Here,we propose a facile process for the synchronous synthesis and patterning of silver nanoparticles(Ag...Traditional synthesis strategy of nanomaterials with complicated process and high cost limits their applications.Here,we propose a facile process for the synchronous synthesis and patterning of silver nanoparticles(Ag NPs)through the self-driven microchannel reactor with the capillary effect inspired by transpiration.The evaporation contributes to capillary and accumulation effects in the microchannels.The silver reactant-containing droplets can be spontaneously divided and distributed in multiple microchannels during the whole fabrication process by the capillary effect.The newly formed Ag NPs at the gas-liquid interface can be assembled on both sides of the microchannels by the accumulation effect.The capillary effect decreases the disturbances,which ensures the uniformity of the patterning.By the combination of microchannels with different widths,various Ag NPs-assembled patterns with stable electrical properties are achieved.This efficient strategy with a simple fabrication procedure is towards the technological engineering of nanoscale architected materials.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No.2018YFA0208501)the Fund of Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS,China (No.2020032)+2 种基金the Fund of Beijing Nova Program from Beijing Municipal Science&Technology Commission,China (Nos.Z201100006820037,Z211100002121001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.52222313,22075296,91963212,51961145102)the Fund of Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences,China (No.BNLMS-CXXM-202005).
文摘Traditional synthesis strategy of nanomaterials with complicated process and high cost limits their applications.Here,we propose a facile process for the synchronous synthesis and patterning of silver nanoparticles(Ag NPs)through the self-driven microchannel reactor with the capillary effect inspired by transpiration.The evaporation contributes to capillary and accumulation effects in the microchannels.The silver reactant-containing droplets can be spontaneously divided and distributed in multiple microchannels during the whole fabrication process by the capillary effect.The newly formed Ag NPs at the gas-liquid interface can be assembled on both sides of the microchannels by the accumulation effect.The capillary effect decreases the disturbances,which ensures the uniformity of the patterning.By the combination of microchannels with different widths,various Ag NPs-assembled patterns with stable electrical properties are achieved.This efficient strategy with a simple fabrication procedure is towards the technological engineering of nanoscale architected materials.
