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

Noushin Nasiri, D. Elmoe Tobias, 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
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013
    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 - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    Volume8793
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X
    ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

    Conference

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

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