Title: In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy on Energy-Related Catalysis

Journal Article · · Advanced Energy Materials
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  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. State Univ. of New York, Binghamton, NY (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing (China)

Energy-related catalytic reactions have been extensively investigated in past years in order to efficiently utilize clean and environmentally benign energy sources. In these systems, the catalysts and the catalyst/active medium interfaces play a crucial role in determining their performance. Thus, understanding the physical and chemical properties of catalysts during reactions is of importance to provide fundamental insights for designing the devices. Transmission electron microscopy can provide tremendous information of materials' morphology, microstructure, and chemical properties at nanoscales. With in situ electron microscopy, dynamic processes of catalytic reactions in both gas and liquid environments have been investigated in real-time. In this review, the recent research progresses of in situ and operando electron microscopy techniques are introduced with the representative works in energy-related reactions, including electrochemical catalysis in liquid media and heterogeneous catalysis in gas media. The uniqueness of the specific electron microscopy methods and scientific merits of each work are highlighted. Lastly, outlooks on emerging research opportunities are discussed.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0001135; SC0012704
OSTI ID:
1580236
Report Number(s):
BNL-212464-2019-JAAM
Journal Information:
Advanced Energy Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Energy Materials Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 10; ISSN 1614-6832
Publisher:
WileyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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