Abid Zulfiqar

1. Introduction Click to copy section linkSection link copied! Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) exhibit unique physical and chemical properties that differ significantly from their bulk counterparts, due to their high surface area-to-volume ratio and quantum mechanical effects. (1−5) Therefore, AuNPs have emerged as attractive candidates for applications in catalysis, electronics, energy storage, imaging, and biomedicine.

1 Introduction Understanding the real-time nanoscale dynamics is crucial to precisely manipulating the structure, mechanical performance, and optoelectronic properties of metal nanoparticles (NPs).[1] In recent years, considerable efforts have been made to study the behavior of metal NPs under mechanical compression,[2] thermal treatment,[3] and electron beam irradiation.[4, 5] Importantly, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) imaging...