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Title: Advanced electron microscopy characterization of nanomaterials for catalysis

Journal Article · · Green Energy & Environment

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) has become one of the most powerful techniques in the fields of material science, inorganic chemistry and nanotechnology. In terms of resolutions, advanced TEM may reach a high spatial resolution of 0.05 nm, a high energy-resolution of 7 meV. In addition, in situ TEM can help researcher to image the process happened within 1 ms. This paper reviews the recent technical approaches of applying advanced TEM characterization on nanomaterials for catalysis. The text is organized according to the demanded information of nanocrystals from the perspective of application: for example, size, composition, phase, strain, and morphology. The electron beam induced effect and in situ TEM are also introduced. As a result, I hope this review can help the scientists in related fields to take advantage of advanced TEM to their own researches.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012704; SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1352094
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1345744
Report Number(s):
BNL-113586-2017-JA; S2468025717300043; PII: S2468025717300043
Journal Information:
Green Energy & Environment, Journal Name: Green Energy & Environment; ISSN 2468-0257
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
China
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 71 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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