Top-down and bottom-up reconstruction of matter in charged water microdroplets

Nanoscale 2026

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Authors: Prakrati Patidar, Anubhav Mahapatra, Bhagyashri Soni, Soham Chowdhury, Sujan Manna, Amoghavarsha Ramachandra Kini, Anirban Som, Depanjan Sarkar, T. Pradeep
DOI: 10.1039/d6nr00658b
Cited by: 2
References: 28

Abstract

Au, together with the universal bottom-up formation for all of them, reveal a metal-dependent fragmentation behaviour that is independent of initial particle morphology, yet governed by intrinsic material properties. These results establish charged water microdroplets as a versatile, green, and scalable medium in which complementary top-down and bottom-up mechanisms for noble metal nanoparticle formation coexist, expanding the scope of microdroplet chemistry in nanomaterial synthesis.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Nanoscale
Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Volume
18
Issue
22
Pages
11763–11768
Publication date
1 January 2026
Language
EN