Fig. 3: Dynamic behavior and mass transfer process via the quasi-liquid phase.
From: Identification of a quasi-liquid phase at solid–liquid interface
a Sequential in-situ TEM images showing the nucleation and dissolution of In nanoclusters in the quasi-liquid phase. b Time-dependent changes of the diameter of nanocluster A (red) and nanocluster B (blue) in a. c Schematic illustration of the nucleation of an In nanocluster from the interphase. d Sequential in-situ TEM images illustrating the coalescence process between the quasi-liquid phase and a small In nanocluster. e Time-dependent changes of the diameter of nanocluster C in d. f Schematic illustration of the coalescence process between the interphase and In nanocluster. The light blue shading and dark spheres in c and f represent interphase and In nanoparticles. The green arrows in c and f indicate the reaction direction. The error bars in b and e represent the difference between each set of data (three sets of data are measured at different positions of the same particle) and averaged diameter of small In cluster. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
