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European Microscopy Congress 2016: Proceedings || In-situ E(S)TEM Observations of Single Atom Dynamics in Catalytic Reactions
摘要： In heterogeneous catalysis, single-atom catalysts (SACs) take place at the atomic level at elevated temperatures. Understanding and control of complex catalytic reactions on the atomic scale are crucial for the rational development of improved catalysts and processes. The development of the first atomic-scale resolution environmental transmission electron microscopy (ETEM) is described (1-5), opening up new opportunities for studying gas-solid reactions in real time (6-9). The in-situ observations in ETEM have revealed the direct visualization of reaction intermediates and processes on the atomic scale in real time (1-5), offering insights into the dynamic behavior of catalysts and processes. The development of the ETEM (2) is now used globally. Benefits of the in-situ studies include new knowledge, improved and more environmentally beneficial catalytic technology as well as better or replacement mainstrain technologies in chemical and energy industries. Examples of the in-situ studies include new gold, improved and more environmentally beneficial catalytic technology as well as better or replacement mainstrain technologies in chemical and energy industries. The new insights have important implications for the application of nanomaterials in chemical process technologies including for transportation fuels, transformation fuels and in ammonia manufacture (6). Recently supported noble metal catalysts are examined for low temperature water-gas shift (WGS) catalysts (Fig. 1) and compared with reaction data and modeling. The in-situ observations in WGS have revealed the formation of clusters of only a few atoms from single-atom catalysts and the catalytic effect of low coordination sites. The new insights have important implications for the application of nanomaterials in chemical process technologies.
关键词： gas-solid reactions,environmental transmission electron microscopy,catalysis,single-atom catalysts,in-situ observations
更新于2025-09-23 15:22:29
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Ecofriendly synthesis of monodispersed silver nanoparticles using Andean Morti?o berry as reductant and its photocatalytic activity
摘要： Morti?o (Vaccinium floribundum Kunth) berry is an endemic fruit from the Andes region and rich in vitamins, polyphenolic and anthocyanin compounds. The present report describes the Morti?o berry extract mediated biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles and their photocatalytic evaluations. The conditions for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles were optimised by adjusting amount of berry extract, pH, and time. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles was primarily identified by the appearance of yellow colour and confirmed by measurements of UV-visible spectroscopy. Particle size distribution, morphology and crystalline nature of silver nanoparticles were characterised by transmission electron microscopy, dynamic light scattering, and X-ray diffraction techniques. All characterisation technique reveals that the generated silver nanoparticles were stable, non-aggregated, monodispersed, spherical shape with an average size of 20.5 ± 1.5 nm and face centred cubic in nature. In order to evaluate photocatalytic activity, degradation of methylene blue dye by silver nanoparticles under sunlight was used as model system. It showed photocatalytic activity against methylene blue dye (5 mg/L, k= 0.00707788 min-1), efficiently. This ecofriendly approach highlighted the importance of Morti?o berry in green nanotechnology and generates a new scope of other Andean fruits in engineering applications.
关键词： Photocatalysis,Ecofriendly,Phytochemicals,Morti?o berry,Transmission Electron Microscopy,Silver nanoparticles
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Selected mode mixing and interference visualized within a single optical nanoantenna
摘要： Interference-based directional antennas typically consist of multiple dipoles with properly set distances and phases, which cause constructive interferences towards certain directions in radiation or reception. For nano optical antennas, the directionality can be realized by superposition of multiple eigen modes in a single structure. Such mode mixing creates locally strong field enhancement, which should be properly controlled for energy-conversion or sensing applications. However, experimental verification of the nano optical field, or especially the hot-spots, created by interference of selected eigen modes is not trivial. We here visualize how optical fields are distributed when multiple modes interfere within a silver disk nano antenna. We use angle- and polarization-resolved cathodoluminescence based on scanning transmission electron microscopy to select specific modes and visualize the field distribution at the nanoscale. The interfered field distribution significantly changes depending on the detection angles even when the detection geometry is symmetric, which can be explained by the phase difference of the excited mode. The cathodoluminescence signals are also modeled as superpositions of analytical eigen mode functions consisting of multipoles in space and complex Lorentzians in frequency to reproduce the experimentally obtained photon maps.
关键词： Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy,Surface Plasmon,Multipole,Cathodoluminescence,Nanodisk
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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Ultrathin Y <sub/>2</sub> O <sub/>3</sub> :Eu <sup>3+</sup> nanodiscs: spectroscopic investigations and evidence for reduced concentration quenching
摘要： Here, we report the synthesis and spectral properties of ultrathin nanodiscs (NDs) of Y2O3:Eu3+. It was found that the NDs of Y2O3:Eu3+ with a thickness of about 1 nm can be fabricated in a reproducible, facile and self-assembling process, which does not depend on the Eu3+ concentration. The thickness and morphology of these NDs were determined with small angle x-ray scattering and transmission electron microscopy. We found that the crystal field in these nanoparticles deviates from both the cubic and monoclinic characteristics, albeit the shape of the 5D0 → 7FJ (J = 0, 1, 2) transitions shows some similarity with the transitions in the monoclinic material. The Raman spectra of the non-annealed NDs manifest various vibration modes of the oleic acid molecules, which are used to stabilise the NDs. The annealed NDs show two very weak Raman lines, which may be assigned to vibrational modes of Y2O3 NDs. The concentration quenching of the Eu3+ luminescence of the NDs before annealing is largely suppressed and might be explained in terms of a reduction of the phonon density of states.
关键词： nanodiscs,small angle x-ray scattering,europium-doped yttrium oxide,Raman spectroscopy,concentration quenching,transmission electron microscopy,luminescence
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:21
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A 0.5-T pure-in-plane-field magnetizing holder for in-situ Lorentz microscopy
摘要： A side-entry specimen holder capable of applying a 0.5-tesla in-plane magnetic-induction field for in-situ transmission electron microscopy was developed. Three miniaturized electromagnets with 300 × 300-μm pole area and 180-μm pole gap are stacked along the electron-beam path in the holder. The middle magnet is used for magnetizing the specimen, which is inserted into the pole gap by using a 40-μm-width cantilever for atomic-force microscopy. The upper and lower magnets are used to keep the electron beam parallel to the optical axis. Magnetic-field magnitude was determined on the basis of experimentally measured electron-deflection angles and induction-field profiles along the electron-beam path calculated by finite element electromagnetic simulation. Magnetization reversal in 300-nm-thick Nd-Fe-B magnets from the saturated state was in-situ observed by using the holder and a 1-MeV cold-field-emission transmission electron microscope. The observation revealed that domain-wall pinning occurred in different manners at the c-plane and non-c-plane grain boundaries. The holder was thereby shown to be useful for analysis of magnetization-reversal behaviors of hard magnetic materials.
关键词： In situ transmission electron microscopy,Specimen holder,Magnetic domains,Finite element method,Lorentz microscopy,Hard magnetic material
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Misfit-Dislocation Distributions in Heteroepitaxy: From Mesoscale Measurements to Individual Defects and Back
摘要： We provide an in-depth characterization of the dislocation distribution in partially relaxed Si0.92Ge0.08/Si(001) films. This is achieved by an innovative and general method, combining two state-of-the-art characterization techniques through suitable modeling. After having inferred the dislocation positions from transmission-electron-microscopy images, we theoretically reproduce scanning-x-ray-diffraction-microscopy tilt maps measured on the very same region of the sample. We obtain a nearly perfect match between model predictions and experimental data. As a result, we claim that it is possible to establish a local, direct correlation between the dislocations revealed by the transmission-electron-microscopy analysis and the measured lattice tilt distribution.
关键词： heteroepitaxy,dislocation distribution,scanning x-ray diffraction microscopy,transmission electron microscopy,lattice tilt distribution
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Plasmonics || Plasmonic Modes in Au and AuAg Nanowires and Nanowire Dimers Studied by Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy
摘要： In this chapter, we review our recent work on the investigation of surface plasmon modes in metallic nanowires and nanowire dimers by means of electron energy loss spectroscopy combined with scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM-EELS). Due to the very high spatial resolution, STEM-EELS is a powerful technique to visualize multipole order surface plasmon modes in nanowires and study the dependency of their resonance energies on different parameters such as nanowire dimensions or nanowire porosity. In addition, we investigate surface plasmon hybridization in nanowires separated by gaps of less than 10 nm or connected by small metallic bridges. In such structures new modes arise, which depend strongly on gap or bridge sizes. Experimental results are supported by finite element simulations. The investigated nanowires and dimers are fabricated by electrodeposition in etched ion-track templates, combined with a selective dissolution processes. The synthesis techniques and their advantages for the fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures are also discussed.
关键词： nanowire dimers,scanning transmission electron microscopy,ion-track technology,electron energy loss spectroscopy,nanogaps,nanowires,electrodeposition,plasmon hybridization,etched ion-track membranes,surface plasmons,gold
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Deformation and removal of semiconductor and laser single crystals at extremely small scales
摘要： Semiconductor and laser single crystals are usually brittle and hard, which need to be ground to have satisfactory surface integrity and dimensional precision prior to their applications. Improvement of the surface integrity of a ground crystal can shorten the time of a subsequent polishing process, thus reducing the manufacturing cost. The development of cost-effective grinding technologies for those crystals requires an in-depth understanding of their deformation and removal mechanisms. As a result, a great deal of research efforts were directed towards studying this topic in the past two or three decades. In this review, we aimed to summarize the deformation and removal characteristics of representative semiconductor and laser single crystals in accordance with the scale of mechanical loading, especially at extremely small scales. Their removal mechanisms were critically examined based on the evidence obtained from high-resolution TEM analyses. The relationships between machining conditions and removal behaviors were discussed to provide a guidance for further advancing of the grinding technologies for those crystals.
关键词： semiconductor,laser crystal,deformation and removal,transmission electron microscopy (TEM),grinding
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Deep Learning Enabled Strain Mapping of Single-Atom Defects in 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides with Sub-picometer Precision
摘要： 2D materials offer an ideal platform to study the strain fields induced by individual atomic defects, yet challenges associated with radiation damage have so-far limited electron microscopy methods to probe these atomic-scale strain fields. Here, we demonstrate an approach to probe single-atom defects with sub-picometer precision in a monolayer 2D transition metal dichalcogenide, WSe2-2xTe2x. We utilize deep learning to mine large datasets of aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy images to locate and classify point defects. By combining hundreds of images of nominally identical defects, we generate high signal-to-noise class averages which allow us to measure 2D atomic spacings with up to 0.2 pm precision. Our methods reveal that Se vacancies introduce complex, oscillating strain fields in the WSe2-2xTe2x lattice that correspond to alternating rings of lattice expansion and contraction. These results indicate the potential impact of computer vision for the development of high-precision electron microscopy methods for beam-sensitive materials.
关键词： scanning transmission electron microscopy,strain mapping,single-atom defects,Deep learning,fully convolutional network (FCN),2D materials
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01
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Microstructure characteristics of non-monodisperse quantum dots: On the potential of transmission electron microscopy combined with X-ray diffraction
摘要： Although the concept of quantum confinement was introduced more than thirty years ago, a wide application of the quantum dots is still limited by the fact that monodisperse quantum dots with controlled optoelectronic properties are typically synthesized on a relatively small scale. Larger scale synthesis techniques are usually not able to produce monodisperse nanoparticles yet. In this contribution, we illustrate the capability of the combination of transmission electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction to reveal detailed and scale-bridging information about the complex microstructure of non-monodisperse quantum dots, which is the first step towards a further upscalling of the techniques for production of quantum dots with controlled properties. As a model system, CdSe quantum dots synthesized using an automated robotic hot-injection method at different temperatures were chosen. The combined microstructure analytics revealed the size and shape of the CdSe nanocrystals and the kind, density and arrangement of planar defects. The role of the planar defects in the particle coarsening by oriented attachment and the effect of the planar fault arrangement on the phase constitution, on the crystallographic coherence of the counterparts and on the optoelectronic properties are discussed.
关键词： microstructure,optoelectronic properties,planar defects,transmission electron microscopy,X-ray diffraction,quantum dots,oriented attachment,CdSe
更新于2025-09-23 15:21:01