Tunable Pore Size from Sub-Nanometer to a Few Nanometers in Large-Area Graphene Nanoporous Atomically Thin Membranes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobo Chen ◽  
Shengping Zhang ◽  
Dandan Hou ◽  
Hongwei Duan ◽  
Bing Deng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pore Size ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Thin Membranes

Rapid fabrication of solid-state nanopores with high reproducibility over a large area using a helium ion microscope

Nanoscale ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 5198-5204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deying Xia ◽  
Chuong Huynh ◽  
Shawn McVey ◽  
Aaron Kobler ◽  
Lewis Stern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solid State ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Size Control ◽  
Large Area ◽  
High Reproducibility ◽  
Biomolecule Detection ◽  
Rapid Fabrication ◽  
Helium Ion ◽  
Wafer Size ◽  
Pore Size Control

The practical issues (reproducibility, time and pore size control) for massive fabrication of nanopores over a wafer size of several inches for biomolecule detection are addressed here.

scholarly journals Facile Fabrication of Large-Area Atomically Thin Membranes by Direct Synthesis of Graphene with Nanoscale Porosity

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (49) ◽  
pp. 1804977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piran R. Kidambi ◽  
Giang D. Nguyen ◽  
Sui Zhang ◽  
Qu Chen ◽  
Jing Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Thin Membranes ◽  
Facile Fabrication

scholarly journals Large-area metamaterials on thin membranes for multilayer and curved applications at terahertz and higher frequencies

2009 ◽  
Vol 94 (16) ◽  
pp. 161113 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. G. Peralta ◽  
M. C. Wanke ◽  
C. L. Arrington ◽  
J. D. Williams ◽  
I. Brener ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Area ◽  
Thin Membranes

Large-area graphene-nanomesh/carbon-nanotube hybrid membranes for ionic and molecular nanofiltration

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 364 (6445) ◽  
pp. 1057-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanbing Yang ◽  
Xiangdong Yang ◽  
Ling Liang ◽  
Yuyan Gao ◽  
Huanyu Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Mechanical Strength ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
High Water ◽  
Separation Performance ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Single Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Salt Ions ◽  
Thin Membranes ◽  
Graphene Nanomesh

Nanoporous two-dimensional materials are attractive for ionic and molecular nanofiltration but limited by insufficient mechanical strength over large areas. We report a large-area graphene-nanomesh/single-walled carbon nanotube (GNM/SWNT) hybrid membrane with excellent mechanical strength while fully capturing the merit of atomically thin membranes. The monolayer GNM features high-density, subnanometer pores for efficient transport of water molecules while blocking solute ions or molecules to enable size-selective separation. The SWNT network physically separates the GNM into microsized islands and acts as the microscopic framework to support the GNM, thus ensuring the structural integrity of the atomically thin GNM. The resulting GNM/SWNT membranes show high water permeance and a high rejection ratio for salt ions or organic molecules, and they retain stable separation performance in tubular modules.

scholarly journals Nanoporous Graphene: Facile Fabrication of Large-Area Atomically Thin Membranes by Direct Synthesis of Graphene with Nanoscale Porosity (Adv. Mater. 49/2018)

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (49) ◽  
pp. 1870376
Author(s):  
Piran R. Kidambi ◽  
Giang D. Nguyen ◽  
Sui Zhang ◽  
Qu Chen ◽  
Jing Kong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Direct Synthesis ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Thin Membranes ◽  
Nanoporous Graphene ◽  
Facile Fabrication

Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction

1978 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-315
Author(s):  
G. Lehmpfuhl
Keyword(s):  
Electron Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Pattern ◽  
Crystal Surface ◽  
Diffraction Spot ◽  
Crystal Thickness ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Electron Microscopic ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Microscopic Investigations

Introduction In electron microscopic investigations of crystalline specimens the direct observation of the electron diffraction pattern gives additional information about the specimen. The quality of this information depends on the quality of the crystals or the crystal area contributing to the diffraction pattern. By selected area diffraction in a conventional electron microscope, specimen areas as small as 1 µ in diameter can be investigated. It is well known that crystal areas of that size which must be thin enough (in the order of 1000 Å) for electron microscopic investigations are normally somewhat distorted by bending, or they are not homogeneous. Furthermore, the crystal surface is not well defined over such a large area. These are facts which cause reduction of information in the diffraction pattern. The intensity of a diffraction spot, for example, depends on the crystal thickness. If the thickness is not uniform over the investigated area, one observes an averaged intensity, so that the intensity distribution in the diffraction pattern cannot be used for an analysis unless additional information is available.

Transfer Technique for Electron Microscopy of Membrance Filter Samples

1974 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 554-555
Author(s):  
Lawrence W. Ortiz ◽  
Bonnie L. Isom
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Pore Size ◽  
Membrane Filters ◽  
Size Dependent

A procedure is described for the quantitative transfer of fibers and particulates collected on membrane filters to electron microscope (EM) grids. Various Millipore MF filters (Millipore AA, HA, GS, and VM; 0.8, 0.45, 0.22 and 0.05 μm mean pore size) have been used with success. Observed particle losses have not been size dependent and have not exceeded 10%. With fibers (glass or asbestos) as the collected media this observed loss is approximately 3%.

TEM Study of a Tilt Boundary in Hot-Pressed Silicon

1981 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
pp. 160-161
Author(s):  
C. B. Carter ◽  
J. Rose ◽  
D. G. Ast
Keyword(s):  
Electron Diffraction ◽  
Imaging Technique ◽  
Interface Structure ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Weak Beam ◽  
Lattice Fringe ◽  
Electron Diffraction Technique ◽  
Tilt Boundaries ◽  
Beam Technique ◽  
Twist Boundaries

The hot-pressing technique which has been successfully used to manufacture twist boundaries in silicon has now been used to form tilt boundaries in this material. In the present study, weak-beam imaging, lattice-fringe imaging and electron diffraction techniques have been combined to identify different features of the interface structure. The weak-beam technique gives an overall picture of the geometry of the boundary and in particular allows steps in the plane of the boundary which are normal to the dislocation lines to be identified. It also allows pockets of amorphous SiO2 remaining in the interface to be recognized. The lattice-fringe imaging technique allows the boundary plane parallel to the dislocation to be identified. Finally the electron diffraction technique allows the periodic structure of the boundary to be evaluated over a large area - this is particularly valuable when the dislocations are closely spaced - and can also provide information on the structural width of the interface.

P20 phosphor on polyimide as a large area high-resolution transmission screen for slow scan CCD systems

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 20-21
Author(s):  
C. C. Ahn ◽  
S. Karnes ◽  
M. Lvovsky ◽  
C. M. Garland ◽  
H. A. Atwater ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Stability ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Line Pair ◽  
Modulation Transfer ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Ccd Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
The One ◽  
Beam Broadening

The bane of CCD imaging systems for transmission electron microscopy at intermediate and high voltages has been their relatively poor modulation transfer function (MTF), or line pair resolution. The problem originates primarily with the phosphor screen. On the one hand, screens should be thick so that as many incident electrons as possible are converted to photons, yielding a high detective quantum efficiency(DQE). The MTF diminishes as a function of scintillator thickness however, and to some extent as a function of fluorescence within the scintillator substrates. Fan has noted that the use of a thin layer of phosphor beneath a self supporting 2μ, thick Al substrate might provide the most appropriate compromise for high DQE and MTF in transmission electron microcscopes which operate at higher voltages. Monte Carlo simulations of high energy electron trajectories reveal that only little beam broadening occurs within this thickness of Al film. Consequently, the MTF is limited predominantly by broadening within the thin phosphor underlayer. There are difficulties however, in the practical implementation of this design, associated mostly with the mechanical stability of the Al support film.

Study of Tip-Surface Interactions in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) by Reflection Electron Microscopy (REM)

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-321
Author(s):  
W. Lo ◽  
J.C.H. Spence ◽  
M. Kuwabara
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Elastic Strain ◽  
Tunneling Current ◽  
Surface Damage ◽  
Surface Interactions ◽  
Graphite Surface ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Tunneling Microscopy ◽  
High Resolution Tem

Work on the integration of STM with REM has demonstrated the usefulness of this combination. The STM has been designed to replace the side entry holder of a commercial Philips 400T TEM. It allows simultaneous REM imaging of the tip/sample region of the STM (see fig. 1). The REM technique offers nigh sensitivity to strain (<10−4) through diffraction contrast and high resolution (<lnm) along the unforeshortened direction. It is an ideal technique to use for studying tip/surface interactions in STM.The elastic strain associated with tunnelling was first imaged on cleaved, highly doped (S doped, 5 × 1018cm-3) InP(110). The tip and surface damage observed provided strong evidence that the strain was caused by tip/surface contact, most likely through an insulating adsorbate layer. This is consistent with the picture that tunnelling in air, liquid or ordinary vacuum (such as in a TEM) occurs through a layer of contamination. The tip, under servo control, must compress the insulating contamination layer in order to get close enough to the sample to tunnel. The contaminant thereby transmits the stress to the sample. Elastic strain while tunnelling from graphite has been detected by others, but never directly imaged before. Recent results using the STM/REM combination has yielded the first direct evidence of strain while tunnelling from graphite. Figure 2 shows a graphite surface elastically strained by the STM tip while tunnelling (It=3nA, Vtip=−20mV). Video images of other graphite surfaces show a reversible strain feature following the tip as it is scanned. The elastic strain field is sometimes seen to extend hundreds of nanometers from the tip. Also commonly observed while tunnelling from graphite is an increase in the RHEED intensity of the scanned region (see fig.3). Debris is seen on the tip and along the left edges of the brightened scan region of figure 4, suggesting that tip abrasion of the surface has occurred. High resolution TEM images of other tips show what appear to be attached graphite flakes. The removal of contamination, possibly along with the top few layers of graphite, seems a likely explanation for the observed increase in RHEED reflectivity. These results are not inconsistent with the “sliding planes” model of tunnelling on graphite“. Here, it was proposed that the force due to the tunnelling probe acts over a large area, causing shear of the graphite planes when the tip is scanned. The tunneling current is then modulated as the planes of graphite slide in and out of registry. The possiblity of true vacuum tunnelling from the cleaned graphite surface has not been ruled out. STM work function measurements are needed to test this.

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