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Nguyen Q, Kim EM, Ding Y, Janssen A, Wang C, Li KK, Kim J, Fichthorn KA, Xia Y. Elucidating the Role of Reduction Kinetics in the Phase-Controlled Growth on Preformed Nanocrystal Seeds: A Case Study of Ru. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12040-12052. [PMID: 38554283 PMCID: PMC11066843 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
Abstract
This study demonstrates the crucial role of reduction kinetics in phase-controlled synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals using Ru nanocrystals as a case study. We found that the reduction kinetics played a more important role than the templating effect from the preformed seed in dictating the crystal structure of the deposited overlayers despite their intertwined effects on successful epitaxial growth. By employing two different polyols, a series of Ru nanocrystals with tunable sizes of 3-7 nm and distinct patterns of crystal phase were synthesized by incorporating different types of Ru seeds. Notably, the use of ethylene glycol and triethylene glycol consistently resulted in the formation of Ru shell in natural hexagonal close-packed (hcp) and metastable face-centered cubic (fcc) phases, respectively, regardless of the size and phase of the seed. Quantitative measurements and theoretical calculations suggested that this trend was a manifestation of the different reduction kinetics associated with the precursor and the chosen polyol, which, in turn, affected the reduction pathway (solution versus surface) and packing sequence of the deposited Ru atoms. This work not only underscores the essential role of reduction kinetics in controlling the packing of atoms and thus the phase taken by Ru nanocrystals but also suggests a potential extension to other noble-metal systems.
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Affiliation(s)
- Quynh
N. Nguyen
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16803, United States
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- School
of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16803, United States
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- Department
of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania
State University, University
Park, Pennsylvania 16803, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- The
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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Zhao Y, Wu J, Kang H, Fan J. Systematic Study on the Precursor Reduction Kinetics and Growth Pattern for Size-Tunable Palladium Nanocubes. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 38009789 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
Unveiling the underlying chemistry during the growth of well-defined nanocrystals is a fundamental but challenging task in materials chemistry. Herein, Pd NCs with tunable sizes ranging from 4.5 to 23.5 nm have been synthesized in the presence of potassium acetate (KOAc). The Pd precursor variation trends of these preparation systems along with reaction time have been determined using a UV-vis spectrometer, and corresponding reduction kinetic parameters, including the apparent reduction rate constant (k) and activation energy (Ea), are calculated by regarding the reduction processes as quasi-first-order reactions. It is confirmed that the introduction of KOAc does not affect the value of the Ea of different reaction systems. The interrelationship of k, product size (d), and reaction temperature (T) is discussed in depth. Results indicate that the three parameters are closely related, and for given reaction systems, they are specified. With the careful investigation of six specific systems (reaction systems with 10 mM, 20 mM KOAc at 55 °C, with 5 mM, 10 mM KOAc at 65 °C, without KOAc at 75 °C, and with 5 mM KOAc at 85 °C), the growth pattern of Pd NCs is described with an empirical expression and is further confirmed as a synergistic result of k and T.
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- Yilin Zhao
- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Zhejiang YaTong Advanced Materials Company Limited, Hangzhou 310030, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Research Institute of Qilu Petro-Chemical Corporation, Zibo 255400, China
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- Key Lab of Applied Chemistry of Zhejiang Province, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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Chen A, Dissanayake TU, Sun J, Woehl TJ. Unraveling chemical processes during nanoparticle synthesis with liquid phase electron microscopy and correlative techniques. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:12830-12846. [PMID: 37807847 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03723a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Liquid phase transmission electron microscopy (LPTEM) has enabled unprecedented direct real time imaging of physicochemical processes during solution phase synthesis of metallic nanoparticles. LPTEM primarily provides images of nanometer scale, and sometimes atomic scale, metal nanoparticle crystallization processes, but provides little chemical information about organic surface ligands, metal-ligand complexes and reaction intermediates, and redox reactions. Likewise, complex electron beam-solvent interactions during LPTEM make it challenging to pinpoint the chemical processes, some involving exotic highly reactive radicals, impacting nanoparticle formation. Pairing LPTEM with correlative solution synthesis, ex situ chemical analysis, and theoretical modeling represents a powerful approach to gain a holistic understanding of the chemical processes involved in nanoparticle synthesis. In this feature article, we review recent work by our lab and others that has focused on elucidating chemical processes during nanoparticle synthesis using LPTEM and correlative chemical characterization and modeling, including mass and optical spectrometry, fluorescence microscopy, solution chemistry, and reaction kinetic modeling. In particular, we show how these approaches enable investigating redox chemistry during LPTEM, polymeric and organic capping ligands, metal deposition mechanisms on plasmonic nanoparticles, metal clusters and complexes, and multimetallic nanoparticle formation. Future avenues of research are discussed, including moving beyond electron beam induced nanoparticle formation by using light and thermal stimuli during LPTEM. We discuss prospects for real time LPTEM imaging and online chemical analysis of reaction intermediates using microfluidic flow reactors.
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- Amy Chen
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
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Scarabelli L, Sun M, Zhuo X, Yoo S, Millstone JE, Jones MR, Liz-Marzán LM. Plate-Like Colloidal Metal Nanoparticles. Chem Rev 2023; 123:3493-3542. [PMID: 36948214 PMCID: PMC10103137 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/24/2023]
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The pseudo-two-dimensional (2D) morphology of plate-like metal nanoparticles makes them one of the most anisotropic, mechanistically understood, and tunable structures available. Although well-known for their superior plasmonic properties, recent progress in the 2D growth of various other materials has led to an increasingly diverse family of plate-like metal nanoparticles, giving rise to numerous appealing properties and applications. In this review, we summarize recent progress on the solution-phase growth of colloidal plate-like metal nanoparticles, including plasmonic and other metals, with an emphasis on mechanistic insights for different synthetic strategies, the crystallographic habits of different metals, and the use of nanoplates as scaffolds for the synthesis of other derivative structures. We additionally highlight representative self-assembly techniques and provide a brief overview on the attractive properties and unique versatility benefiting from the 2D morphology. Finally, we share our opinions on the existing challenges and future perspectives for plate-like metal nanomaterials.
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- Leonardo Scarabelli
- NANOPTO Group, Institue of Materials Science of Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193, Spain
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- National Center for Electron Microscopy in Beijing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Optoelectronic Materials and Chips, School of Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen), Shenzhen 518172, China
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- Research Institute for Nano Bio Convergence, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
- Department of Materials Science & Nanoengineering, Rice University, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- CIC biomaGUNE, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, 43009 Bilbao, Spain
- Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 20014 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
- Cinbio, Universidade de Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
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Yan X, Zhao H, Shi X, Yang Z, Ma J. Dual Function of 4-Aminothiophene in Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Application as an Internal Standard and Adsorbent for Controlling Au Nanocrystal Morphology. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:13427-13438. [PMID: 36857292 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c19390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The sensitivity and quantitative accuracy of surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) are the main factors that restrict its application. Here, novel Au nanoscale convex polyhedrons (Au NCPs) were designed and fabricated to solve these problems via an embedded standard, including eight pods and six small protrusions. Spherical Au seeds regrew into different sizes of Au NCPs with a face-centered cubic structure. This morphology is due to the dual mechanism of the 4-aminothiophene (4-ATP) molecule that serves as an internal standard and a surface ligand regulator combined with the regulatory role of hexadecyl trimethyl ammonium chloride. The results show that Au NCPs were enclosed by high-index {12 9 1} facets, which greatly improved the local plasma resonance and reduced the lowest SERS detectable concentration of pyrene in standard seawater to 0.5 nM. An effective reference was produced by embedding 4-ATP with a relative standard deviation value less than 2.97% (in the same batch) and 3.92% (between different batches). Our research offers a new strategy for morphological regulation of metal nanocrystals, which is useful for the preparation of highly sensitive SERS substrates and trace analysis.
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- Xia Yan
- Optics and Optoelectronics Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China
- Department of Physics, Lyuliang University, Lyuliang 033000, P. R. China
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- Optics and Optoelectronics Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China
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- Optics and Optoelectronics Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China
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- Optics and Optoelectronics Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China
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- Optics and Optoelectronics Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, P. R. China
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Yi D, Marcelot C, Romana I, Tassé M, Fazzini PF, Peres L, Ratel-Ramond N, Decorse P, Warot-Fonrose B, Viau G, Serp P, Soulantica K. Etching suppression as a means to Pt dendritic ultrathin nanosheets by seeded growth. NANOSCALE 2023; 15:1739-1753. [PMID: 36598381 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr05105b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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2D ultrathin metal nanostructures are emerging materials displaying distinct physical and chemical properties compared to their analogues of different dimensionalities. Nanosheets of fcc metals are intriguing, as their crystal structure does not favour a 2D configuration. Thanks to their increased surface-to-volume ratios and the optimal exposure of low-coordinated sites, 2D metal nanostructures can be advantageously exploited in catalysis. Synthesis approaches to ultrathin nanosheets of pure platinum are scarce compared to other noble metals and to Pt-based alloys. Here, we present the selective synthesis of Pt ultrathin nansosheets by a simple seeded-growth method. The most crucial point in our approach is the selective synthesis of Pt seeds comprising planar defects, a main driving force for the 2D growth of metals with fcc structure. Defect engineering is employed here, not in order to disintegrate, but for conserving the defect comprising seeds. This is achieved by in situ elimination of the principal etching agent, chloride, which is present in the PtCl2 precursor. As a result of etching suppression, twinned nuclei, that are selectively formed during the early stage of nucleation, survive and grow to multipods comprising planar defects. Using the twinned multipods as seeds for the subsequent 2D overgrowth of Pt from Pt(acac)2 yields ultrathin dendritic nanosheets, in which the planar defects are conserved. Using phenylacetylene hydrogenation as a model reaction of selective hydrogenation, we compared the performance of Pt nanosheets to that of a commercial Pt/C catalyst. The Pt nanosheets show better stability and much higher selectivity to styrene than the commercial Pt/C catalyst for comparable activity.
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- Deliang Yi
- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France.
- LCC, CNRS-UPR 8241, ENSIACET, Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- LCC, CNRS-UPR 8241, ENSIACET, Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France.
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- CEMES-CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055 Toulouse, France
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- ITODYS, UMR 7086, CNRS, Université de Paris, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France.
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- LCC, CNRS-UPR 8241, ENSIACET, Université de Toulouse, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-Objets, UMR 5215 INSA, CNRS, UPS, Université de Toulouse, F-31077 Toulouse, France.
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Nguyen QN, Wang C, Shang Y, Janssen A, Xia Y. Colloidal Synthesis of Metal Nanocrystals: From Asymmetrical Growth to Symmetry Breaking. Chem Rev 2022; 123:3693-3760. [PMID: 36547384 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Nanocrystals offer a unique platform for tailoring the physicochemical properties of solid materials to enhance their performances in various applications. While most work on controlling their shapes revolves around symmetrical growth, the introduction of asymmetrical growth and thus symmetry breaking has also emerged as a powerful route to enrich metal nanocrystals with new shapes and complex morphologies as well as unprecedented properties and functionalities. The success of this route critically relies on our ability to lift the confinement on symmetry by the underlying unit cell of the crystal structure and/or the initial seed in a systematic manner. This Review aims to provide an account of recent progress in understanding and controlling asymmetrical growth and symmetry breaking in a colloidal synthesis of noble-metal nanocrystals. With a touch on both the nucleation and growth steps, we discuss a number of methods capable of generating seeds with diverse symmetry while achieving asymmetrical growth for mono-, bi-, and multimetallic systems. We then showcase a variety of symmetry-broken nanocrystals that have been reported, together with insights into their growth mechanisms. We also highlight their properties and applications and conclude with perspectives on future directions in developing this class of nanomaterials. It is hoped that the concepts and existing challenges outlined in this Review will drive further research into understanding and controlling the symmetry breaking process.
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- Quynh N. Nguyen
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
- The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia30332, United States
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Long DK, Bangerth W, Handwerk DR, Whitehead CB, Shipman PD, Finke RG. Estimating reaction parameters in mechanism-enabled population balance models of nanoparticle size distributions: A Bayesian inverse problem approach. J Comput Chem 2022; 43:43-56. [PMID: 34672375 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
In order to quantitatively predict nano- as well as other particle-size distributions, one needs to have both a mathematical model and estimates of the parameters that appear in these models. Here, we show how one can use Bayesian inversion to obtain statistical estimates for the parameters that appear in recently derived mechanism-enabled population balance models (ME-PBM) of nanoparticle growth. The Bayesian approach addresses the question of "how well do we know our parameters, along with their uncertainties?." The results reveal that Bayesian inversion statistical analysis on an example, prototype Ir 0 n nanoparticle formation system allows one to estimate not just the most likely rate constants and other parameter values, but also their SDs, confidence intervals, and other statistical information. Moreover, knowing the reliability of the mechanistic model's parameters in turn helps inform one about the reliability of the proposed mechanism, as well as the reliability of its predictions. The paper can also be seen as a tutorial with the additional goal of achieving a "Gold Standard" Bayesian inversion ME-PBM benchmark that others can use as a control to check their own use of this methodology for other systems of interest throughout nature. Overall, the results provide strong support for the hypothesis that there is substantial value in using a Bayesian inversion methodology for parameter estimation in particle formation systems.
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- Danny K Long
- Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.,Department of Geosciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.,Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Mathematics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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