Fig. 3: Analyses of the behaviors from the voids and Hg nanodroplets. | Nature Communications

Fig. 3: Analyses of the behaviors from the voids and Hg nanodroplets.

From: Filming evolution dynamics of Hg nanodroplets mediated at solid-gas and solid-liquid interfaces by in-situ TEM

Fig. 3: Analyses of the behaviors from the voids and Hg nanodroplets.The alternative text for this image may have been generated using AI.

a The relationship between the size of Hg nanodroplets and the dose rate. The inset shows the growth speed of Hg nanodroplets as a function of the dose rate. b The variation of the Hg/S ratio under different dose rates at five selected areas illustrated in the inset. c The movement speed of the voids and nanodroplets as a function of the dose rate. The inset presents the movement velocities at the dose rates lower than 4000 e− Å−2 s−1. Error bars in (a–c) represent the deviations of the mean (n = 3). d Time-dependent TEM images showing the coalescence process of the voids (indicated by the dotted white rectangles) through the bridges. The crack-like feature was formed after the coalescence. Scale bars, 20 nm. e The detailed coalescence process between two Hg droplets (marked by the dotted yellow circle) through the nanobridges. The inset at the 520 s image displays the location of such an example where the coalescence occurred. Scale bars, 10 nm. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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