Metallic Nanoparticles Embedded in a Dielectric Matrix: Growth Mechanisms and Percolation

Figure 1

Bright field TEM images of Ag-ZrO₂ films with (a) 𝑥=0.08, (b) 𝑥=0.18, (c) 𝑥=0.23, (d) 𝑥=0.26, and (e) 𝑥=0.28. The scale length is indicated in each image. The inset in Figure 1(e) shows lattice fringes inside an Ag particle.

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