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Green chemistry and nanofabrication in a levitated Leidenfrost drop

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  • Ramzy Abdelaziz

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel)

  • Duygu Disci-Zayed

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel)

  • Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel)

  • Jan-Hendrik Pöhls

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel)

  • Ahnaf Usman Zillohu

    (Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research)

  • Burak Erkartal

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel)

  • Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel
    Present address: Helmholtz Institute Ulm/Institute for Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany)

  • Viola Duppel

    (Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research)

  • Lorenz Kienle

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel)

  • Mady Elbahri

    (Faculty of Engineering, Institute for Materials Science, University of Kiel
    Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Polymer Research)

Abstract

Green nanotechnology focuses on the development of new and sustainable methods of creating nanoparticles, their localized assembly and integration into useful systems and devices in a cost-effective, simple and eco-friendly manner. Here we present our experimental findings on the use of the Leidenfrost drop as an overheated and charged green chemical reactor. Employing a droplet of aqueous solution on hot substrates, this method is capable of fabricating nanoparticles, creating nanoscale coatings on complex objects and designing porous metal in suspension and foam form, all in a levitated Leidenfrost drop. As examples of the potential applications of the Leidenfrost drop, fabrication of nanoporous black gold as a plasmonic wideband superabsorber, and synthesis of superhydrophilic and thermal resistive metal–polymer hybrid foams are demonstrated. We believe that the presented nanofabrication method may be a promising strategy towards the sustainable production of functional nanomaterials.

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  • Ramzy Abdelaziz & Duygu Disci-Zayed & Mehdi Keshavarz Hedayati & Jan-Hendrik Pöhls & Ahnaf Usman Zillohu & Burak Erkartal & Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula & Viola Duppel & Lorenz Kienle & Mady Elba, 2013. "Green chemistry and nanofabrication in a levitated Leidenfrost drop," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 4(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:4:y:2013:i:1:d:10.1038_ncomms3400
    DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3400
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