Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 39, Issue 6, 0612005(2019)

Two-Dimensional Particle-Size Measurement of Nanoparticles in Imagery by Using Dynamic Light Scattering

Yuanli Chen, Briard Paul, and Xiaoshu Cai*
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  • Institute of Particle and Two-Phase Flow Measurement Technology, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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    We propose a new method to measure two-dimensional particle size of nanoparticles in imagery based on the principle of dynamic light scattering, which is called the translation-rotation image-dynamic light-scattering (TR-IDLS) method. The nanoparticles in Brownian motion in the sample pool are illuminated by a focused polarized Gaussian beam; then, the horizontal and vertical polarized scattering signals of the nanoparticles are recorded. According to the time-correlation function applied to the fluctuation of scattered-light intensity in the two polarization directions, the distributions of translational- and rotational-diffusion coefficients of nanoparticles are calculated, and the aspect-ratio, equivalent-diameter, and thickness distributions are obtained. The spherical standard nanoparticles and mica-flake particles are measured by this method. The shape and equivalent diameter of the mica-flake particles obtained by scanning electron microscopy are compared with the experimental results obtained by the TR-IDLS method, thereby verifying the feasibility of the TR-IDLS method.

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    Yuanli Chen, Briard Paul, Xiaoshu Cai. Two-Dimensional Particle-Size Measurement of Nanoparticles in Imagery by Using Dynamic Light Scattering[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(6): 0612005

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Jan. 6, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2019

    Published Online: Jun. 17, 2019

    The Author Email: Cai Xiaoshu (usst_caixs@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS201939.0612005

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