Bio-camouflage of anatase nanoparticles explored by in situ high-resolution electron microscopy

Nanoscale ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (30) ◽  
pp. 10684-10693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana R. Ribeiro ◽  
Arijita Mukherjee ◽  
Xuan Hu ◽  
Shayan Shafien ◽  
Reza Ghodsi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Titanium Dioxide ◽  
Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ◽  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Electron ◽  
Liquid Cell ◽  
Anatase Nanoparticles

In situliquid cell transmission electron microscopy and graphene liquid cells were used to investigate, thein situnano–bio interactions between titanium dioxide nanoparticles and biological medium.

scholarly journals Fabrication of a liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy

Microscopy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Li ◽  
Kazutaka Mitsuishi ◽  
Masaki Takeguchi
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Production Method ◽  
Microscopy Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
In Situ Electron Microscopy ◽  
Liquid Cell ◽  
Si Wafer

Abstract Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM) enables imaging of dynamic processes in liquid with high spatial and temporal resolution. The widely used liquid cell (LC) consists of two stacking microchips with a thin wet sample sandwiched between them. The vertically overlapped electron-transparent membrane windows on the microchips provide passage for the electron beam. However, microchips with imprecise dimensions usually cause poor alignment of the windows and difficulty in acquiring high-quality images. In this study, we developed a new and efficient microchip fabrication process for LCTEM with a large viewing area (180 µm × 40 µm) and evaluated the resultant LC. The new positioning reference marks on the surface of the Si wafer dramatically improve the precision of dicing the wafer, making it possible to accurately align the windows on two stacking microchips. The precise alignment led to a liquid thickness of 125.6 nm close to the edge of the viewing area. The performance of our LC was demonstrated by in situ transmission electron microscopy imaging of the dynamic motions of 2-nm Pt particles. This versatile and cost-effective microchip production method can be used to fabricate other types of microchips for in situ electron microscopy.

In-situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy guiding the design of large-sized cocatalysts coupled with ultra-small photocatalysts for highly efficient energy harvesting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlang Gao ◽  
Chunqiang Zhuang ◽  
Yuanli Li ◽  
Heyang Qi ◽  
Ge Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Energy Harvesting ◽  
Design Strategy ◽  
Efficient Energy ◽  
Highly Efficient ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Cell Transmission ◽  
Liquid Cell

In this study, we employed in-situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LC-TEM) to carry out the new design strategy of precisely regulating the microstructure of large-sized cocatalysts for highly efficient...

In Situ High-Temperature Transmission Electron Microscopy Observations of the Formation of Nanocrystalline TiC from Nanocrystalline Anatase (TiO2)

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-277 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Agrawal ◽  
J. Cizeron ◽  
V.L. Colvin
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Solid Phase ◽  
Anatase Phase ◽  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Rutile Phase ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
New Phase

In this work, the high-temperature behavior of nanocrystalline TiO2 is studied using in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). These nanoparticles are made using wet chemical techniques that generate the anatase phase of TiO2 with average grain sizes of 6 nm. X-ray diffraction studies of nanophase TiO2 indicate the material undergoes a solid-solid phase transformation to the stable rutile phase between 600° and 900°C. This phase transition is not observed in the TEM samples, which remain anatase up to temperatures as high as 1000°C. Above 1000°C, nanoparticles become mobile on the amorphous carbon grid and by 1300°C, all anatase diffraction is lost and larger (50 nm) single crystals of a new phase are present. This new phase is identified as TiC both from high-resolution electron microscopy after heat treatment and electron diffraction collected during in situ heating experiments. Video images of the particle motion in situ show the nanoparticles diffusing and interacting with the underlying grid material as the reaction from TiO2 to TiC proceeds.

In Situ Study of Spinel Ferrite Nanocrystal Growth Using Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (23) ◽  
pp. 8146-8152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen-I Liang ◽  
Xiaowei Zhang ◽  
Karen Bustillo ◽  
Chung-Hua Chiu ◽  
Wen-Wei Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Spinel Ferrite ◽  
In Situ Study ◽  
Nanocrystal Growth ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Cell Transmission ◽  
Liquid Cell

Phase Diagram Determination For Modifications Of The D Phase In The Al-AlCo-AINi System

1998 ◽  
Vol 553 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Lück ◽  
M. Scheffer ◽  
T. Gödecke ◽  
S. Ritschj ◽  
C. Beelif
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Liquidus Projection ◽  
High Resolution Electron Microscopy ◽  
Reaction Scheme ◽  
Decagonal Phase ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Resolution Electron ◽  
In Situ Experiments ◽  
Projection Surface

AbstractAn extensive investigation into the At-AICo-AlNi ternary subsystem is presented. Observations have used the techniques of differential thermal analysis, magnetothermal analysis, dilatometry, metallography, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and high-resolution electron microscopy. Representative graphic documentation, as liquidus projection surface, isothermal sections, temperature-concentration section, and reaction scheme are presented. 11 phases from the binaries Al-Co and Al-Ni and the three ternary phases Y2 (Co2NiAl9), X and the decagonal phase D were found at room temperature. The decagonal phase is formed from the melt peritectically via a critical tie line and its primary formation area dominates at the liquidus projection surface. 45 three-phase regions are present according to the reaction scheme.Several phase variants in the area of the decagonal phase were detected by transmission electron microscopy. Phase fields of the variants were determined from samples quenched from their respective temperatures. In-situ experiments on transformations of variants were performed by dilatometric measurements. The subdivision of the D phase area into the fields of the variants is discussed.

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