Experimental observation of nanojets formed by heating the PbO-coated Pb clusters

TL;DR

This paper reports the first experimental observation of nanojets formed by heating PbO-coated Pb clusters, confirming theoretical predictions and revealing the role of internal pressure and temperature in nanojet formation.

Contribution

It provides the first experimental evidence of nanojet formation in coated clusters, linking internal pressure dynamics to nanojet creation during heating.

Findings

Nanojets are formed upon heating PbO-coated Pb clusters.

Nanojet formation is temperature-dependent and related to internal pressure.

Pressure dynamics inside the shell influence the nanojetting process.

Abstract

In this article, we will present the first experimental observation of nanojets formed by heating PbO-coated Pb clusters, which has been predicted theoretically by M. Moseler and U Landman. During the heating, the hot liquid ejects through the broken orifice into vacuum, and forms a condensed trail in the tadpole shape as shown in the TEM micrographs. The temperature-variable Raman spectra indicates that the nanojet formation is closely related to the heating temperature and thus essentially to the internal pressure in the coated clusters. The pressure inside the shell, which rises from the inner core's melting and its confined volume expansion and then drops after the final explosion, dominates the whole nanojetting process.