Atmospheric aerosols are complex mixtures of different chemical species, and individual
particles exist in many different shapes and morphologies. Together, these characteristics …

Although black carbon (BC) is one of the key atmospheric particulate components driving
climate change and air quality, there is no agreement on the terminology that considers all …

Biomass burning is one of the largest sources of carbonaceous aerosols in the atmosphere,
significantly affecting earth's radiation budget and climate. Tar balls, abundant in biomass …

Soot aerosol particles (also called light‐absorbing, black, or elemental carbon) are major
contributors to global warming through their absorption of solar radiation. When embedded …

Soot particles strongly absorb sunlight and hence act as a short-lived warming agent.
Atmospheric aging of soot particles changes their morphology and mixing state and …

Combustion and other high-temperature processes can produce solid aerosol nanoparticles
with complex morphologies, including fractal-like aggregates of primary particles …

The radiative properties of soot particles depend on their morphology and mixing state, but
their evolution during transport is still elusive. Here we report observations from an electron …

Soot particles, which are aggregated carbonaceous spherules with graphitic structures, are
major aerosol constituents that result from burning of fossil fuel, biofuel, and biomass. Their …

The full potential in catalyst development will only be realized if characterization techniques
are available that can probe materials with subnanometer resolution. One of the most …

Aerosol particles in the atmosphere exert a strong influence on climate by interacting with
sunlight and by initiating cloud formation. Because the tropospheric aerosol is a …