# Atomistic manipulation of reversible oxidation and reduction in Ag by electron beam

Source: [Atomistic manipulation of reversible oxidation and reduction in Ag by electron beam](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa39751e209131ce8c2e0a>)

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Authors: Huaping Sheng, He Zheng, Lifen Wang, Shuangfeng Jia, Huihui Liu, Maria K.Y. Chan, Tijana Rajh, Jianbo Wang, Jianguo Wen

Published: 2019-03-28T15:10:45.000Z

## Abstract

Employing electrons for direct control of nanoscale reaction is highly desirable since it provides fabrication of nanostructures with different properties at atomic resolution and with flexibility of dimension and location. Here, applying in situ transmission electron microscopy, we show the reversible oxidation and reduction kinetics in Ag, well controlled by changing the dose rate of electron beam. Aberration-corrected high-resolution transmission electron microscopy observation reveals that O atoms are preferably inserted and extracted along the {111} close-packed planes of Ag, leading to the nucleation and decomposition of nanoscale Ag2O islands on the Ag substrate. By controlling electron beam size and dose rate, we demonstrated fabrication of an array of 3 nm Ag2O nanodots in an Ag matrix. Our results open up a new pathway to manipulate atomistic reaction with electron beam towards the precise fabrication of nanostructures for device applications.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.12038>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/1903.12038.pdf>)