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NANOSCALE
卷 12, 期 9, 页码 5363-5367出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c9nr08984e
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- RMIT Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellowship
- Australian Nanotechnology Network
- NSF MRI grant [1531991]
- Div Of Biological Infrastructure
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1531991] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Nanodiamonds are increasingly used in many areas of science and technology, yet, their colloidal properties remain poorly understood. Here we use direct imaging as well as light and X-ray scattering reveal that purified detonation nanodiamond (DND) particles in an aqueous environment exhibit a self-assembled lace-like network, even without additional surface modification. Such behaviour is previously unknown and contradicts the current consensus that DND exists as mono-dispersed single particles. With the aid of mesoscale simulations, we show that the lace network is likely the result of competition between a short-ranged electrostatic attraction between faceted particles and a longer-ranged repulsion arising from the interaction between the surface functional groups and the surrounding water molecules which prevents complete flocculation. Our findings have significant implications for applications of DND where control of the aggregation behaviour is critical to performance.
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