Electron and photon beams create different gold structures in same reaction
Researchers at the Institute of Nuclear Physics in Krakow observed that electron and photon beams drive the same gold-forming reaction toward different nanoscale structures.
Observation methods compared
Scientists examined copper oxide nanoparticles reacting with chloroauric acid using two distinct microscopic techniques. One method used an electron beam while the other utilized X-ray photons in the liquid cell.
Unexpected structural results
The team saw different outcomes despite watching identical substances interact under both imaging conditions. Images obtained from the electron microscope did not match those captured by the scanning transmission X-ray device.
Study publication details
Prof Magdalena Parlinska and colleagues published their findings in the journal Small last week. The article describes how these sophisticated tools revealed a hidden variable in nanoworld phenomena.
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