Thermal Stability of Quasi-1D NbS3 Nanoribbons and Their Transformation to 2D NbS2: Insights from in Situ Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy

Formo, Eric V.; Hachtel, Jordan A.; Ghafouri, Yassamin; Bloodgood, Matthew A.; Salguero, Tina T.

doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03411

Title: Thermal Stability of Quasi-1D NbS₃ Nanoribbons and Their Transformation to 2D NbS₂: Insights from in Situ Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy

Journal Article · 20 December 2021 · Chemistry of Materials

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c03411 · OSTI ID:1891396

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Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Here in situ electron microscopy imaging and spectroscopy enabled us to study the evolution of quasi-1D NbS₃-IV nanoribbons with respect to morphology and chemical structure at temperatures between room temperature and 1000 °C. Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) experiments included imaging in the secondary electron, (transmitted) bright field, and high-angle annular dark-field modes while operating in the low kV regime. The results showed that NbS₃-IV samples transform dramatically from smooth nanoribbons into highly textured configurations featuring polyhedral divots and steps. Similar in situ heating experiments conducted with aberration-corrected STEM revealed that bilayers of NbS₃-IV chains convert topotactically into aligned 2H-NbS₂ sheets upon loss of sulfur. Atomic resolution imaging, fast Fourier transform analysis, and electron energy loss spectroscopy confirmed these chemical changes, from which we propose an atomistic mechanism for the NbS₃-IV → 2H-NbS₂ conversion.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1891396

Journal Information:: Chemistry of Materials, Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 34; ISSN 0897-4756

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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