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Pofelski A, Zhu Y, Botton GA. Relation between sampling, sensitivity and precision in strain mapping using the Geometric Phase Analysis method in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2024; 255:113842. [PMID: 37690294 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2023.113842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The sensitivity and the precision of the Geometric Phase Analysis (GPA) method for strain characterization is a topic widely discussed in the literature and is usually difficult to quantify. Indeed, the GPA precision is intricately linked to the resolution of the strain maps defined when masking the periodic reflections in Fourier space. In this study an additional parameter, sampling, is proposed to be analyzed regarding the precision of GPA by developing the concept of a phase noise in the GPA equations. Both experimentally and theoretically, the following article demonstrates how the precision, and the sensitivity of the GPA method is improved when using a larger pixel spacing to record an electron micrograph in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM). The counterintuitive concept of increasing the field of view to improve the GPA precision results is an extension of the application of strain characterization methods in STEM towards low deformation levels.
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- A Pofelski
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA.
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- Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4L7, Canada; Canadian Light Source, 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3 Canada
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Ashida Y, Ishibe T, Yang J, Naruse N, Nakamura Y. Quantitative spatial mapping of distorted state phases during the metal-insulator phase transition for nanoscale VO 2 engineering. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF ADVANCED MATERIALS 2022; 24:1-9. [PMID: 36583095 PMCID: PMC9793943 DOI: 10.1080/14686996.2022.2150525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Vanadium dioxide (VO2) material, known for changing physical properties due to metal-insulator transition (MIT) near room temperature, has been reported to undergo a phase change depending on the strain. This fact can be a significant problem for nanoscale devices in VO2, where the strain field covers a large area fraction, spatially non-uniform, and the amount of strain can vary during the MIT process. Direct measurement of the strain field distribution during MIT is expected to establish a methodology for material phase identification. We have demonstrated the effectiveness of geometric phase analysis (GPA), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy techniques, and transmission electron diffraction (TED). The GPA images show that the nanoregions of interest are under tensile strain conditions of less than 0.4% as well as a compressive strain of about 0.7% (Rutile phase VO2[100] direction), indicating that the origin of the newly emerged TED spots in MIT contains a triclinic phase. This study provides a substantial understanding of the strain-temperature phase diagram and strain engineering strategies for effective phase management of nanoscale VO2.
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- Yuichi Ashida
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Department of Fundamental Bioscience, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Japan
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- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Japan
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Botifoll M, Pinto-Huguet I, Arbiol J. Machine learning in electron microscopy for advanced nanocharacterization: current developments, available tools and future outlook. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:1427-1477. [PMID: 36239693 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00377e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In the last few years, electron microscopy has experienced a new methodological paradigm aimed to fix the bottlenecks and overcome the challenges of its analytical workflow. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are answering this call providing powerful resources towards automation, exploration, and development. In this review, we evaluate the state-of-the-art of machine learning applied to electron microscopy (and obliquely, to materials and nano-sciences). We start from the traditional imaging techniques to reach the newest higher-dimensionality ones, also covering the recent advances in spectroscopy and tomography. Additionally, the present review provides a practical guide for microscopists, and in general for material scientists, but not necessarily advanced machine learning practitioners, to straightforwardly apply the offered set of tools to their own research. To conclude, we explore the state-of-the-art of other disciplines with a broader experience in applying artificial intelligence methods to their research (e.g., high-energy physics, astronomy, Earth sciences, and even robotics, videogames, or marketing and finances), in order to narrow down the incoming future of electron microscopy, its challenges and outlook.
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- Marc Botifoll
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Macroscopic and Petrographic Analyses of the Mortars from the Roman villa of Noheda (Villar de Domingo García, Cuenca). CRYSTALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/cryst12050606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The Roman villa of Noheda, located in the municipality of Villar de Domingo García (Cuenca), is one of the most important archaeological sites in Spain and one of the most important museum complexes in Europe. In recent years, several archaeological investigations have been developed (archaeometry of building materials, natural resources, ways and roads). Furthermore, various restoration and consolidation works have been carried out on structures, walls and floors. The archaeological management team requested a characterisation of the mortars found in the coatings of the walls and floors of the complex to identify differences in its production. After checking the rooms, the state of conservation of the elements and the significance of the materials used, several mortar samples were analysed by means of macroscopic techniques before applying a petrographic analysis. The results showed an interesting variety in the distribution of aggregates, a complex microstratigraphy and a range of grain sizes in the mortars from different rooms. Magnesium, silica and aluminium from limestone were found. Crushed and powdered limestone was used as an aggregate with irregular distribution. Calcite nodules were observed as evidence that the mortar had been poorly mixed in preparation.
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Selective-Area Epitaxy of InGaAsP Buffer Multilayer for In-Plane InAs Nanowire Integration. MATERIALS 2022; 15:ma15072543. [PMID: 35407877 PMCID: PMC8999517 DOI: 10.3390/ma15072543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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In order to use III–V compound semiconductors as active channel materials in advanced electronic and quantum devices, it is important to achieve a good epitaxial growth on silicon substrates. As a first step toward this, we report on the selective-area growth of GaP/InGaP/InP/InAsP buffer layer nanotemplates on GaP substrates which are closely lattice-matched to silicon, suitable for the integration of in-plane InAs nanowires. Scanning electron microscopy reveals a perfect surface selectivity and uniform layer growth inside 150 and 200 nm large SiO2 mask openings. Compositional and structural characterization of the optimized structure performed by transmission electron microscopy shows the evolution of the major facet planes and allows a strain distribution analysis. Chemically uniform layers with well-defined heterointerfaces are obtained, and the topmost InAs layer is free from any dislocation. Our study demonstrates that a growth sequence of thin layers with progressively increasing lattice parameters is effective to efficiently relax the strain and eventually obtain high quality in-plane InAs nanowires on large lattice-mismatched substrates.
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Yang P, Li Z, Yang Y, Li R, Qin L, Zou Y. Effects of Electron Microscope Parameters and Sample Thickness on High Angle Annular Dark Field Imaging. SCANNING 2022; 2022:8503314. [PMID: 35360524 PMCID: PMC8958084 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8503314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) developed into a very important characterization tool for atomic analysis of crystalline specimens. High-angle annular dark field (HAADF) scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) has become one of the most powerful tools to visualize material structures at atomic resolution. However, the parameter of electron microscope and sample thickness is the important influence factors on HAADF-STEM imaging. The effect of convergence angle, spherical aberration, and defocus to HAADF imaging process has been analyzed through simulation. The applicability of two HAADF simulation software has been compared, and suggestions for their usage have been given.
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- Pucheng Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China
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Pofelski A, Bicket I, Botton GA. Crystal lattice image reconstruction from Moiré sampling scanning transmission electron microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2022; 233:113426. [PMID: 34847447 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2021.113426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A wide range of reconstruction methods exist nowadays to retrieve data from their undersampled acquisition schemes. In the context of Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM), compressed sensing methods successfully demonstrated the ability to retrieve crystalline lattice images from undersampled electron micrographs. In this manuscript, an alternative method is proposed based on the principles of Moiré sampling by intentionally generating aliasing artifacts and correcting them afterwards. The interference between the scanning grid of the electron beam raster and the crystalline lattice results in the formation of predictable sets of Moiré fringes (STEM Moiré hologram). Since the aliasing artifacts are simple spatial frequency shifts applied on each crystalline reflection, the crystal lattices can be recovered from the STEM Moiré hologram by reverting the aliasing frequency shifts from the Moiré reflections. Two methods are presented to determine the aliasing shifts for all the resolved crystalline reflections. The first approach is a prior knowledge-based method using information on the spatial frequency distribution of the crystal lattices (a common case in practice). The other option is a multiple sampling approach using different sampling parameters and does not require any prior knowledge. As an example, the Moiré sampling recovery method detailed in this manuscript is applied to retrieve the crystalline lattices from a STEM Moiré hologram recorded on a silicon sample. The great interest of STEM Moiré interferometry is to increase the field of view (FOV) of the electron micrograph (up to several microns). The Moiré sampling recovery method extends the application of the STEM imaging of crystalline materials towards low magnifications.
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- A Pofelski
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada; Canadian Light Source, 44 Innovation Boulevard, Saskatoon, SK S7N 2V3, Canada.
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Spadaro MC, Escobar Steinvall S, Dzade NY, Martí-Sánchez S, Torres-Vila P, Stutz EZ, Zamani M, Paul R, Leran JB, Fontcuberta I Morral A, Arbiol J. Rotated domains in selective area epitaxy grown Zn 3P 2: formation mechanism and functionality. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:18441-18450. [PMID: 34751695 PMCID: PMC8900489 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr06190a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Zinc phosphide (Zn3P2) is an ideal absorber candidate for solar cells thanks to its direct bandgap, earth-abundance, and optoelectronic characteristics, albeit it has been insufficiently investigated due to limitations in the fabrication of high-quality material. It is possible to overcome these factors by obtaining the material as nanostructures, e.g. via the selective area epitaxy approach, enabling additional strain relaxation mechanisms and minimizing the interface area. We demonstrate that Zn3P2 nanowires grow mostly defect-free when growth is oriented along the [100] and [110] of the crystal, which is obtained in nanoscale openings along the [110] and [010] on InP(100). We detect the presence of two stable rotated crystal domains that coexist in the structure. They are due to a change in the growth facet, which originates either from the island formation and merging in the initial stages of growth or lateral overgrowth. These domains have been visualized through 3D atomic models and confirmed with image simulations of the atomic scale electron micrographs. Density functional theory simulations describe the rotated domains' formation mechanism and demonstrate their lattice-matched epitaxial relation. In addition, the energies of the shallow states predicted closely agree with transition energies observed by experimental studies and offer a potential origin for these defect transitions. Our study represents an important step forward in the understanding of Zn3P2 and thus for the realisation of solar cells to respond to the present call for sustainable photovoltaic technology.
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- Maria Chiara Spadaro
- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, CF10 3AT Cardiff, UK
- Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain.
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- Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, Faculty of Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Institute of Physics, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Catalonia, 08193, Spain.
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Elibol K, Mangler C, O’Regan DD, Mustonen K, Eder D, Meyer JC, Kotakoski J, Hobbs RG, Susi T, Bayer BC. Single Indium Atoms and Few-Atom Indium Clusters Anchored onto Graphene via Silicon Heteroatoms. ACS NANO 2021; 15:14373-14383. [PMID: 34410707 PMCID: PMC8482752 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c03535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Single atoms and few-atom nanoclusters are of high interest in catalysis and plasmonics, but pathways for their fabrication and placement remain scarce. We report here the self-assembly of room-temperature-stable single indium (In) atoms and few-atom In clusters (2-6 atoms) that are anchored to substitutional silicon (Si) impurity atoms in suspended monolayer graphene membranes. Using atomically resolved scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), we find that the symmetry of the In structures is critically determined by the three- or fourfold coordination of the Si "anchors". All structures are produced without electron-beam induced materials modification. In turn, when activated by electron beam irradiation in the STEM, we observe in situ the formation, restructuring, and translation of the Si-anchored In structures. Our results on In-Si-graphene provide a materials system for controlled self-assembly and heteroatomic anchoring of single atoms and few-atom nanoclusters on graphene.
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- Kenan Elibol
- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
- Centre
for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and
the SFI Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research Centre (AMBER), Dublin 2, Ireland
- School
of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, The
University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre
for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and
the SFI Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research Centre (AMBER), Dublin 2, Ireland
- School
of Physics, Trinity College Dublin, The
University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University
of Technology (TU Wien), Getreidemarkt 9/165, A-1060 Vienna, Austria
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- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
- Institute
for Applied Physics, University of Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Centre
for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and
the SFI Advanced Materials and Bio-Engineering Research Centre (AMBER), Dublin 2, Ireland
- School
of Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, The
University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
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- University
of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, A-1090, Vienna, Austria
- Institute
of Materials Chemistry, Vienna University
of Technology (TU Wien), Getreidemarkt 9/165, A-1060 Vienna, Austria
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Couillard M. Micrometre-scale strain mapping of transistor arrays extracted from undersampled atomic-resolution images. Micron 2021; 148:103100. [PMID: 34144297 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2021.103100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 05/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Strain maps extracted from atomic resolution images have the ultimate spatial resolution, but have a field of view limited by the sampling necessary to resolve atomic lattices. This has typically confined strain maps to dimensions less than ∼100 nanometers. To extend the field of view beyond this limit, we apply a modified geometric phase analysis to undersampled images of atomic lattices (i.e. with a pixel size too large to resolve atomic lattices). To reduce the effects of environmental and instrumental instabilities, the images were obtained by aligning series of rapid annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy acquisitions. We demonstrate that for undersampled images, a geometric phase analysis can still be performed on aliased frequencies and, as long as the appropriate scaling matrix is applied, provide accurate atomic displacement measurements at large scale. Experimental challenges related to the increased effects of scanning errors as the magnification is lowered are examined. Although such errors are found to significantly reduce geometric phase signals, it was still possible to produce strain maps for arrays of up to sixteen 20nm-technology transistors, corresponding to a field of view exceeding one micrometer.
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- Martin Couillard
- National Research Council Canada, Energy, Mining and Environment Research Centre, 1200 Montreal Road, Ottawa, ON, K1A OR6, Canada.
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Qi Y, Singh S, Lau C, Huang FT, Xu X, Walker FJ, Ahn CH, Cheong SW, Rabe KM. Stabilization of Competing Ferroelectric Phases of HfO_{2} under Epitaxial Strain. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2020; 125:257603. [PMID: 33416369 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.257603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Hafnia (HfO_{2})-based thin films have promising applications in nanoscale electronic devices due to their robust ferroelectricity and integration with silicon. Identifying and stabilizing the ferroelectric phases of HfO_{2} have attracted intensive research interest in recent years. In this work, first-principles calculations on (111)-oriented HfO_{2} are used to discover that imposing an in-plane shear strain on the metastable tetragonal phase drives it to a polar phase. This in-plane-shear-induced polar phase is shown to be an epitaxial-strain-induced distortion of a previously proposed metastable ferroelectric Pnm2_{1} phase of HfO_{2}. This ferroelectric Pnm2_{1} phase can account for the recently observed ferroelectricity in (111)-oriented HfO_{2}-based thin films on a SrTiO_{3} (STO) (001) substrate [Nat. Mater. 17, 1095 (2018)NMAACR1476-112210.1038/s41563-018-0196-0]. Further investigation of this alternative ferroelectric phase of HfO_{2} could potentially improve the performances of HfO_{2}-based films in logic and memory devices.
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- Yubo Qi
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA
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Zhao J, Chen B, Wang F. Shedding Light on the Role of Misfit Strain in Controlling Core-Shell Nanocrystals. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2004142. [PMID: 33051904 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202004142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Heteroepitaxial modification of nanomaterials has become a powerful means to create novel functionalities for various applications. One of the most elementary factors in heteroepitaxial nanostructures is the misfit strain arising from mismatched lattices of the constituent parts. Misfit strain not only dictates epitaxy kinetics for diversifying nanocrystal morphologies but also provides rational control over materials properties. In recent years, advances in chemical synthesis along with the rapid development of electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques have enabled a substantial understanding of strain-related processes, which offers theoretical foundation and experimental guidance for researchers to refine heteroepitaxial nanostructures and their properties. Herein, recent investigations on heterogeneous core-shell nanocrystals containing misfit strains are summarized, with a focus on the mechanistic understanding of strain and strain-induced effects such as tuning the epitaxial habit, modulating the optical emission, and enhancing the catalytic activity and magnetic coercivity.
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- Jianxiong Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China
- City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute, Shenzhen, 518057, China
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Sanna Angotzi M, Mameli V, Cara C, Grillo V, Enzo S, Musinu A, Cannas C. Defect-assisted synthesis of magneto-plasmonic silver-spinel ferrite heterostructures in a flower-like architecture. Sci Rep 2020; 10:17015. [PMID: 33046781 PMCID: PMC7550332 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73502-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Artificial nano-heterostructures (NHs) with controlled morphology, obtained by combining two or more components in several possible architectures, make them suitable for a wide range of applications. Here, we propose an oleate-based solvothermal approach to design silver-spinel ferrite flower-like NHs. Small oleate-coated silver nanoparticles were used as seeds for the growth of magnetic spinel ferrite (cobalt ferrite and spinel iron oxide) nanodomains on their surface. With the aim of producing homogeneous flower-like heterostructures, a careful study of the effect of the concentration of precursors, the reaction temperature, the presence of water, and the chemical nature of the spinel ferrite was carried out. The magnetic and optical properties of the NHs were also investigated. A heterogeneous growth of the spinel ferrite phase on the silver nanoparticles, through a possible defect-assisted mechanism, was suggested in the light of the high concentration of stacking faults (intrinsic and twins) in the silver seeds, revealed by Rietveld refinement of powder X-ray diffraction patterns and High-Resolution electron microscopy.
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- Marco Sanna Angotzi
- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale Per La Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giuseppe Giusti 9, 50121, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale Per La Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giuseppe Giusti 9, 50121, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale Per La Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giuseppe Giusti 9, 50121, Florence, Italy
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- Istituto Nanoscienze Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR-NANO), Via G. Campi 213/a, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Via Vienna 2, 07100, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale Per La Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giuseppe Giusti 9, 50121, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Italy.
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale Per La Scienza e Tecnologia Dei Materiali (INSTM), Via Giuseppe Giusti 9, 50121, Florence, Italy.
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Zhao J, Chen B, Chen X, Zhang X, Sun T, Su D, Wang F. Tuning epitaxial growth on NaYbF 4 upconversion nanoparticles by strain management. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:13973-13979. [PMID: 32579658 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr03374j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Core-shell structural engineering is a common strategy for tuning upconversion luminescence in lanthanide-doped nanoparticles. However, epitaxial growth on hexagonal phase NaYbF4 nanoparticles typically suffers from incomplete shell coverage due to the large and anisotropic interfacial strain. Herein, we explore the effects of core particle size and morphology as well as reaction temperature on controlling the epitaxial growth of NaGdF4 shells on NaYbF4 nanoparticles with misfit parameters of fa = 1.58% and fl = 2.24% for axial and lateral growth, respectively. Rod-like core particles with a long length and a large diameter are found to promote shell growth with high surface coverage by facilitating the relaxation of lattice strains. Furthermore, the primary NaGdF4 shell can serve as a transition layer to mediate the growth of additional NaNdF4 coating layers that display an even larger lattice misfit with the core (fa = 2.98%; fl = 4.32%). The resultant NaYbF4@Na(Gd/Nd)F4 core-shell nanostructures simultaneously show strong multiphoton upconversion luminescence and superior magnetic resonance T1 ionic relaxivity. Our findings are important for the rational design of core-shell upconversion nanoparticles with optimized properties and functionality for technological applications.
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- Jianxiong Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Moore K, Conroy M, Bangert U. Rapid polarization mapping in ferroelectrics using Fourier masking. J Microsc 2020; 279:222-228. [PMID: 32043577 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ferroelectric materials, and more specifically ferroelectric domain walls (DWs) have become an area of intense research in recent years. Novel physical phenomena have been discovered at these nanoscale topological polarization discontinuities by mapping out the polarization in each atomic unit cell around the DW in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). However, identifying these features requires an understanding of the polarization in the overall domain structure of the TEM sample, which is often a time-consuming process. Here, a fast method of polarization mapping in the TEM is presented, which can be applied to a range of ferroelectric materials. Due to the coupling of polarization to spontaneous strain, we can isolate different strain states and demonstrate the fast mapping of the domain structure in ferroelectric lead titanate (PTO). The method only requires a high-resolution TEM or STEM image and is less sensitive to zone axis or local strain effects, which may affect other techniques. Thus, it is easily applicable to in-situ experiments. The complimentary benefits of Fourier masking with more advanced mapping strategies and its application to other materials are discussed. These results imply that Fourier masked polarization mapping will be a useful tool for electron microscopists in streamlining their analysis of ferroelectric TEM samples. LAY DESCRIPTION: This paper addresses a problem that often occurs when looking at a ferroelectric material in the Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). Ferroelectric samples are interesting because they form tiny areas inside themselves with arrow of charge in each one. The thinner the sample, the smaller these regions, called "domains" become. These arrows of charge point in different directions in each domain of the sample. The boundary where these domains meet have interesting properties to study in a TEM but it's important to figure out which way the arrows point in the domains around the boundary. What causes the arrows in the different domains is tiny shifts of different atoms in unit cell away from their neutral position, usually because they're being squeezed by pressure from the domains nearby. The problem is that these tiny atoms moving are difficult to measure and see where the charged arrow is pointing, often it's hard to know how many different domains are even in the sample and where they begin. This paper discusses a method called "Fourier masking" to quickly see what's going on in the overall TEM sample, where the domains are and roughly where the arrows point. It does this by looking at the spacings of the atoms from a magnification where you can just about see the lines of atoms. In lead titanate the unit cell is a rectangle and the arrow always points in line with the long side of the rectangle. The Fourier masking lets you see which direction the long side of the rectangular unit cell is pointing in different parts of your TEM image. The big advantage is that it takes about two minutes to do and uses software that almost every TEM already has. That lets the TEM user quickly know where the domains are in their TEM samples and roughly which way the arrows of charge are pointing. Then they can choose the most interesting features focus on for higher resolution analysis.
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- K Moore
- Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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- Department of Physics, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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He Y, Tang P, Hu Z, He Q, Zhu C, Wang L, Zeng Q, Golani P, Gao G, Fu W, Huang Z, Gao C, Xia J, Wang X, Wang X, Zhu C, Ramasse QM, Zhang A, An B, Zhang Y, Martí-Sánchez S, Morante JR, Wang L, Tay BK, Yakobson BI, Trampert A, Zhang H, Wu M, Wang QJ, Arbiol J, Liu Z. Engineering grain boundaries at the 2D limit for the hydrogen evolution reaction. Nat Commun 2020; 11:57. [PMID: 31896753 PMCID: PMC6940382 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13631-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Atom-thin transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have emerged as fascinating materials and key structures for electrocatalysis. So far, their edges, dopant heteroatoms and defects have been intensively explored as active sites for the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) to split water. However, grain boundaries (GBs), a key type of defects in TMDs, have been overlooked due to their low density and large structural variations. Here, we demonstrate the synthesis of wafer-size atom-thin TMD films with an ultra-high-density of GBs, up to ~1012 cm-2. We propose a climb and drive 0D/2D interaction to explain the underlying growth mechanism. The electrocatalytic activity of the nanograin film is comprehensively examined by micro-electrochemical measurements, showing an excellent hydrogen-evolution performance (onset potential: -25 mV and Tafel slope: 54 mV dec-1), thus indicating an intrinsically high activation of the TMD GBs.
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- Yongmin He
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Center for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Catalonia, Spain
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Catalonia, Spain
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- College of Aerospace Engineering, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, 210016, China
- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik Leibniz-Institut im Forschungsverbund Berlin Hausvogteiplatz, 5-7, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Centre for Micro-/Nano-electronics (NOVITAS), School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 610054, China
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- CNRS-International-NTU-THALES Research Alliance, Nanyang Technological University, Singaproe, 637553, Singapore
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- Institute of Flexible Electronics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, 710072, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- SuperSTEM Laboratory, SciTech Daresbury Campus, Keckwick Lane, Daresbury, WA44AD, UK
- School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS29JT, UK
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, People's Republic of China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, People's Republic of China
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona, 08930, Catalonia, Spain
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China
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- CNRS-International-NTU-THALES Research Alliance, Nanyang Technological University, Singaproe, 637553, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, 77005, USA
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- Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik Leibniz-Institut im Forschungsverbund Berlin Hausvogteiplatz, 5-7, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China.
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- Center for OptoElectronics and Biophotonics, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering & The Photonics Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Singapore, 637553, Singapore.
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and BIST, Campus UAB, Bellaterra, Barcelona, 08193, Catalonia, Spain.
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, 08010, Catalonia, Spain.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
- Centre for Micro-/Nano-electronics (NOVITAS), School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798, Singapore.
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Singapore, 637553, Singapore.
- Environmental Chemistry and Materials Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Singapore, Singapore.
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Oveisi E, Spadaro MC, Rotunno E, Grillo V, Hébert C. Insights into image contrast from dislocations in ADF-STEM. Ultramicroscopy 2019; 200:139-148. [PMID: 30925259 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Competitive mechanisms contribute to image contrast from dislocations in annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (ADF-STEM). A clear theoretical understanding of the mechanisms underlying the ADF-STEM contrast is therefore essential for correct interpretation of dislocation images. This paper reports on a systematic study of the ADF-STEM contrast from dislocations in a GaN specimen, both experimentally and computationally. Systematic experimental ADF-STEM images of the edge-character dislocations reveal a number of characteristic contrast features that are shown to depend on both the angular detection range and specific position of the dislocation in the sample. A theoretical model based on electron channelling and Bloch-wave scattering theories, supported by numerical simulations based on Grillo's strain-channelling equation, is proposed to elucidate the physical origin of such complex contrast phenomena.
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- E Oveisi
- Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CIME-EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; Electron Spectrometry and Microscopy Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (LSME-EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CIME-EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Nanoscience, National Research Council (NANO-CNR), Modena, Italy
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- Institute of Nanoscience, National Research Council (NANO-CNR), Modena, Italy; Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, National Research Council (IMEM-CNR), Parma, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Centre for Electron Microscopy, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CIME-EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; Electron Spectrometry and Microscopy Laboratory, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (LSME-EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Romero-Núñez A, González G, Moreno A, Cuéllar-Cruz M. Biomineralization and biosynthesis of nanocrystalline materials and selective uptake of toxic metals controlled by five types of Candida species. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce02197j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Candida species exposed to Pb(ii) and Cd(ii) triggers the biosynthesis of heterogeneous extracellular PbS : Cd and intracellular CdS : Pb.
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- Araceli Romero-Núñez
- Departamento de Biología
- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas
- Campus Guanajuato
- Universidad de Guanajuato
- Guanajuato
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- Departamento de Metálicos y Cerámicos
- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- CDMX
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Ciudad de México
- Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología
- División de Ciencias Naturales y Exactas
- Campus Guanajuato
- Universidad de Guanajuato
- Guanajuato
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Campanini M, Nasi L, Fabbrici S, Casoli F, Celegato F, Barrera G, Chiesi V, Bedogni E, Magén C, Grillo V, Bertoni G, Righi L, Tiberto P, Albertini F. Magnetic Shape Memory Turns to Nano: Microstructure Controlled Actuation of Free-Standing Nanodisks. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2018; 14:e1803027. [PMID: 30294862 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201803027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Revised: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Magnetic shape memory materials hold a great promise for next-generation actuation devices and systems for energy conversion, thanks to the intimate coupling between structure and magnetism in their martensitic phase. Here novel magnetic shape memory free-standing nanodisks are proposed, proving that the lack of the substrate constrains enables the exploitation of new microstructure-controlled actuation mechanisms by the combined application of different stimuli-i.e., temperature and magnetic field. The results show that a reversible areal strain (up to 5.5%) can be achieved and tuned in intensity and sign (i.e., areal contraction or expansion) by the application of a magnetic field. The mechanisms at the basis of the actuation are investigated by experiments performed at different length scales and directly visualized by several electron microscopy techniques, including electron holography, showing that thermo/magnetomechanical properties can be optimized by engineering the martensitic microstructure through epitaxial growth and lateral confinement. These findings represent a step forward toward the development of a new class of temperature-field controlled nanoactuators and smart nanomaterials.
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- Marco Campanini
- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
- Empa, Ueberlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
- MIST E-R, via P. Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Parma, 43121, Parma, Italy
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- ICMA, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009, Zaragoza, Spain
- LMA, Instituto de Nanociencia de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
- S3-CNR, Via Campi 213A, 41125, Modena, Italy
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- IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Via Morego 30, 16163, Genova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Università di Parma, 43121, Parma, Italy
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Barajas-Aguilar AH, Irwin JC, Garay-Tapia AM, Schwarz T, Paraguay Delgado F, Brodersen PM, Prinja R, Kherani N, Jiménez Sandoval SJ. Crystalline structure, electronic and lattice-dynamics properties of NbTe 2. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16984. [PMID: 30451940 PMCID: PMC6242830 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35308-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Layered-structure materials are currently relevant given their quasi-2D nature. Knowledge of their physical properties is currently of major interest. Niobium ditelluride possesses a monoclinic layered-structure with a distortion in the tellurium planes. This structural complexity has hindered the determination of its fundamental physical properties. In this work, NbTe2 crystals were used to elucidate its structural, compositional, electronic and vibrational properties. These findings have been compared with calculations based on density functional theory. The chemical composition and elemental distribution at the nanoscale were obtained through atom probe tomography. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy allowed the first determination of the work function of NbTe2. Its high value, 5.32 eV, and chemical stability allow foreseeing applications such as contact in optoelectronics. Raman spectra were obtained using different excitation laser lines: 488, 633, and 785 nm. The vibrational frequencies were in agreement with those determined through density functional theory. It was possible to detect a theoretically-predicted, low-frequency, low-intensity Raman active mode not previously observed. The dispersion curves and electronic band structure were calculated, along with their corresponding density of states. The electrical properties, as well as a pseudo-gap in the density of states around the Fermi energy are characteristics proper of a semi metal.
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- Aarón Hernán Barajas-Aguilar
- Centro de Investigación y de estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente No 2000, Frac., Real de Juriquilla, C.P., 76230, Mexico
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- Department of Physics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Unidad Monterrey, Apodaca, Nuevo León, C.P. 66600, Mexico
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- Max-Planck-Insitut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 40237, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados, Miguel de Cervantes 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chih., C.P. 31136, Mexico
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- Ontario Centre for Characterization of Advanced Materials, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E5, Canada
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- The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada
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- The Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto, 10 King's College Road, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada.,Department of Material Science and Engineering, University of Toronto, 184 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3E4, Canada
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- Centro de Investigación y de estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Querétaro, Libramiento Norponiente No 2000, Frac., Real de Juriquilla, C.P., 76230, Mexico.
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Wang Y, Tao Z, Yu J, Zhang X. Local rotations due to mixed-type misfit dislocation at α-Fe 2 O 3 /α-Al 2 O 3 heterostructure interface. J Microsc 2018; 271:183-187. [PMID: 29727472 DOI: 10.1111/jmi.12707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The misfit dislocations at α-Fe2 O3 /α-Al2 O3 heterostructure interfaces were investigated by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), geometric phase analysis (GPA) and dislocation density tensor analysis. When imaged along the [112¯0] direction, the misfit dislocation core is a mixed-type, which can be characterised by one extra (11¯02) plane and one extra (1¯104) plane of α-Al2 O3 . Dislocation density tensor analysis gave a very high accuracy in determining the corresponding Burgers vectors of two extra half-planes. By comparing the measured Burgers vectors with theoretical ones, we are able to determine local rotations in the dislocation core region: the (11¯02) plane is rotated clockwise 6.25° and the (1¯104) plane is rotated anticlockwise 4.81°. Such a local rotation is favourable from the viewpoint of both energy and function to relax lattice misfit.
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- Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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- Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, China
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Grillo V, Tavabi AH, Yucelen E, Lu PH, Venturi F, Larocque H, Jin L, Savenko A, Gazzadi GC, Balboni R, Frabboni S, Tiemeijer P, Dunin-Borkowski RE, Karimi E. Towards a holographic approach to spherical aberration correction in scanning transmission electron microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:21851-21860. [PMID: 29041477 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.021851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 08/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Recent progress in phase modulation using nanofabricated electron holograms has demonstrated how the phase of an electron beam can be controlled. In this paper, we apply this concept to the correction of spherical aberration in a scanning transmission electron microscope and demonstrate an improvement in spatial resolution. Such a holographic approach to spherical aberration correction is advantageous for its simplicity and cost-effectiveness.
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On the role of the second-order derivative term in the calculation of convergent beam diffraction patterns. Ultramicroscopy 2017; 179:73-80. [PMID: 28433736 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The simulation of (scanning) transmission electron microscopy images and diffraction patterns is most often performed using the forward-scattering approximation where the second-order derivative term in z is assumed to be small with respect to the first-order derivative term in the modified Schrödinger equation. This assumption is very good at high incident electron energies, but breaks down at low energies. In order to study the differences between first- and second-order methods, convergent beam electron diffraction patterns were simulated for silicon at the [111] zone-axis orientation at 20 keV and compared using electron intensity difference maps and integrated intensity profiles. The geometrical differences in the calculated diffraction patterns could be explained by an Ewald surface analysis. Furthermore, it was found that solutions based on the second-order derivative equation contained small amplitude oscillations that need to be resolved in order to ensure numerical integration stability. This required the use of very small integration steps resulting in significantly increased computation time compared to the first-order differential equation solution. Lastly, the efficiency of the numerical integration technique is discussed.
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Zamani RR, Gorji Ghalamestani S, Niu J, Sköld N, Dick KA. Polarity and growth directions in Sn-seeded GaSb nanowires. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:3159-3168. [PMID: 28220179 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr09477e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We here investigate the growth mechanism of Sn-seeded GaSb nanowires and demonstrate how the seed particle and its dynamics at the growth interface of the nanowire determine the polarity, as well as the formation of structural defects. We use aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy imaging methodologies to study the interrelationship between the structural properties, i.e. polarity, growth mechanism, and formation of inclined twin boundaries in pairs. Moreover, the optical properties of the Sn-seeded GaSb nanowires are examined. Their photoluminescence response is compared with one of their Au-seeded counterparts, suggesting the incorporation of Sn atoms from the seed particles into the nanowires.
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- Reza R Zamani
- Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, Lund 22100, Sweden.
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- Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, Lund 22100, Sweden.
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- Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, Lund 22100, Sweden.
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- Solid State Physics, Lund University, Box 118, Lund 22100, Sweden. and Centre for Analysis and Synthesis, Lund University, Box 118, Lund 22100, Sweden
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Elibol K, Susi T, O Brien M, Bayer BC, Pennycook TJ, McEvoy N, Duesberg GS, Meyer JC, Kotakoski J. Grain boundary-mediated nanopores in molybdenum disulfide grown by chemical vapor deposition. NANOSCALE 2017; 9:1591-1598. [PMID: 28070582 DOI: 10.1039/c6nr08958e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is a particularly interesting member of the family of two-dimensional (2D) materials due to its semiconducting and tunable electronic properties. Currently, the most reliable method for obtaining high-quality industrial scale amounts of 2D materials is chemical vapor deposition (CVD), which results in polycrystalline samples. As grain boundaries (GBs) are intrinsic defect lines within CVD-grown 2D materials, their atomic structure is of paramount importance. Here, through atomic-scale analysis of micrometer-long GBs, we show that covalently bound boundaries in 2D MoS2 tend to be decorated by nanopores. Such boundaries occur when differently oriented MoS2 grains merge during growth, whereas the overlap of grains leads to boundaries with bilayer areas. Our results suggest that the nanopore formation is related to stress release in areas with a high concentration of dislocation cores at the grain boundaries, and that the interlayer interaction leads to intrinsic rippling at the overlap regions. This provides insights for the controlled fabrication of large-scale MoS2 samples with desired structural properties for applications.
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- Kenan Elibol
- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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- School of Chemistry, Centre for the Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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- School of Chemistry, Centre for the Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Centre for the Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) and Advanced Materials and BioEngineering Research (AMBER), Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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- Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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Han L, Tang P, Reyes-Carmona Á, Rodríguez-García B, Torréns M, Morante JR, Arbiol J, Galan-Mascaros JR. Enhanced Activity and Acid pH Stability of Prussian Blue-type Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts Processed by Chemical Etching. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:16037-16045. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Lijuan Han
- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Paisos Catalans, 16,. Tarragona E-43007, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les
Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Paisos Catalans, 16,. Tarragona E-43007, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Paisos Catalans, 16,. Tarragona E-43007, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Paisos Catalans, 16,. Tarragona E-43007, Spain
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- Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), Jardins de les
Dones de Negre 1, Sant Adrià del Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2), CSIC and The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Campus UAB, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical
Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Paisos Catalans, 16,. Tarragona E-43007, Spain
- ICREA, Pg. Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
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Spadaro MC, Luches P, Bertoni G, Grillo V, Turner S, Van Tendeloo G, Valeri S, D'Addato S. Influence of defect distribution on the reducibility of CeO2-x nanoparticles. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2016; 27:425705. [PMID: 27631569 DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/27/42/425705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Ceria nanoparticles (NPs) are fundamental in heterogeneous catalysis because of their ability to store or release oxygen depending on the ambient conditions. Their oxygen storage capacity is strictly related to the exposed planes, crystallinity, density and distribution of defects. In this work a study of ceria NPs produced with a ligand-free, physical synthesis method is presented. The NP films were grown by a magnetron sputtering based gas aggregation source and studied by high resolution- and scanning-transmission electron microscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In particular, the influence of the oxidation procedure on the NP reducibility has been investigated. The different reducibility has been correlated to the exposed planes, crystallinity and density and distribution of structural defects. The results obtained in this work represent a basis to obtain cerium oxide NP with desired oxygen transport properties.
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- Maria Chiara Spadaro
- Dipartimento FIM, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/a, I-41125 Modena, Italy. CNR-NANO, via G. Campi 213/a, I-41125 Modena, Italy
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Kirkland EJ. Computation in electron microscopy. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES 2016; 72:1-27. [DOI: 10.1107/s205327331501757x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 09/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Some uses of the computer and computation in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy are reviewed. The theory of image calculation using Bloch wave and multislice methods with and without aberration correction is reviewed and some applications are discussed. The inverse problem of reconstructing the specimen structure from an experimentally measured electron microscope image is discussed. Some future directions of software development are given.
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Feng H, Xu Z, Wang L, Yu Y, Mitchell D, Cui D, Xu X, Shi J, Sannomiya T, Du Y, Hao W, Dou SX. Modulation of Photocatalytic Properties by Strain in 2D BiOBr Nanosheets. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2015; 7:27592-6. [PMID: 26640966 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b08904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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BiOBr nanosheets with highly reactive {001} facets exposed were selectively synthesized by a facile hydrothermal method. The inner strain in the BiOBr nanosheets has been tuned continuously by the pH value. The photocatalytic performance of BiOBr in dye degradation can be manipulated by the strain effect. The low-strain BiOBr nanosheets show improved photocatalytic activity. Density functional calculations suggest that strain can modify the band structure and symmetry in BiOBr. The enhanced photocatalytic activity in low-strain BiOBr nanosheets is due to improved charge separation attributable to a highly dispersive band structure with an indirect band gap.
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- Department of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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- Department of Metallurgy and Ceramics Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology , Tokyo 152-8552, Japan
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Scarpellini D, Somaschini C, Fedorov A, Bietti S, Frigeri C, Grillo V, Esposito L, Salvalaglio M, Marzegalli A, Montalenti F, Bonera E, Medaglia PG, Sanguinetti S. InAs/GaAs Sharply Defined Axial Heterostructures in Self-Assisted Nanowires. NANO LETTERS 2015; 15:3677-3683. [PMID: 25942628 DOI: 10.1021/nl504690r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present the fabrication of axial InAs/GaAs nanowire heterostructures on silicon with atomically sharp interfaces by molecular beam epitaxy. Our method exploits the crystallization at low temperature, by As supply, of In droplets deposited on the top of GaAs NWs grown by the self-assisted (self-catalyzed) mode. Extensive characterization based on transmission electron microscopy sets an upper limit for the InAs/GaAs interface thickness within few bilayers (≤1.5 nm). A detailed study of elastic/plastic strain relaxation at the interface is also presented, highlighting the role of nanowire lateral free surfaces.
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- David Scarpellini
- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- ‡Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Universitá di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ∥Istituto CNR-IMEM, Parma, Italy
- ⊥Centro CNR-S3-NANO, Modena, Italy
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- #L-NESS and Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Como, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ‡Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Universitá di Roma 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy
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- †L-NESS and Dipartimento di Scienza dei Materiali, Universitá di degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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Campanini M, Ciprian R, Bedogni E, Mega A, Chiesi V, Casoli F, de Julián Fernández C, Rotunno E, Rossi F, Secchi A, Bigi F, Salviati G, Magén C, Grillo V, Albertini F. Lorentz microscopy sheds light on the role of dipolar interactions in magnetic hyperthermia. NANOSCALE 2015; 7:7717-7725. [PMID: 25835488 DOI: 10.1039/c5nr00273g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Monodispersed Fe3O4 nanoparticles with comparable size distributions have been synthesized by two different synthesis routes, co-precipitation and thermal decomposition. Thanks to the different steric stabilizations, the described samples can be considered as a model system to investigate the effects of magnetic dipolar interactions on the aggregation states of the nanoparticles. Moreover, the presence of magnetic dipolar interactions can strongly affect the nanoparticle efficiency as a hyperthermic mediator. In this paper, we present a novel way to visualize and map the magnetic dipolar interactions in different kinds of nanoparticle aggregates by the use of Lorentz microscopy, an easy and reliable in-line electron holographic technique. By exploiting Lorentz microscopy, which is complementary to the magnetic measurements, it is possible to correlate the interaction degrees of magnetic nanoparticles with their magnetic behaviors. In particular, we demonstrate that Lorentz microscopy is successful in visualizing the magnetic configurations stabilized by dipolar interactions, thus paving the way to the comprehension of the power loss mechanisms for different nanoparticle aggregates.
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- M Campanini
- Istituto Materiali per l'Elettronica ed il Magnetismo IMEM-CNR, Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Rotunno E, Albrecht M, Markurt T, Remmele T, Grillo V. Three dimensional analysis of the composition in solid alloys by variable probe in scanning transmission electron microscopy. Ultramicroscopy 2014; 146:62-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Kim S, Jung Y, Lee S, Jung Kim J, Byun G, Lee S, Lee H. 3D strain measurement in electronic devices using through-focal annular dark-field imaging. Ultramicroscopy 2014; 146:1-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2014.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2014] [Revised: 04/27/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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He X, Xu T, Xu X, Zeng Y, Xu J, Sun L, Wang C, Xing H, Wu B, Lu A, Liu D, Chen X, Chu J. In situ atom scale visualization of domain wall dynamics in VO2 insulator-metal phase transition. Sci Rep 2014; 4:6544. [PMID: 25292447 PMCID: PMC4189024 DOI: 10.1038/srep06544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2014] [Accepted: 09/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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A domain wall, as a device, can bring about a revolution in developing manipulation of semiconductor heterostructures devices at the atom scale. However, it is a challenge for these new devices to control domain wall motion through insulator-metal transition of correlated-electron materials. To fully understand and harness this motion, it requires visualization of domain wall dynamics in real space. Here, domain wall dynamics in VO2 insulator-metal phase transition was observed directly by in situ TEM at atom scale. Experimental results depict atom scale evolution of domain morphologies and domain wall exact positions in (202) and (040) planes referring to rutile structure at 50°C. In addition, microscopic mechanism of domain wall dynamics and accurate lattice basis vector relationship of two domains were investigated with the assistance of X-ray diffraction, ab initio calculations and image simulations. This work offers a route to atom scale tunable heterostructure device application.
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- Xinfeng He
- 1] Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China [2]
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- 1] SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China [2]
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- SEU-FEI Nano-Pico Center, Key Laboratory of MEMS of Ministry of Education, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Department of Applied Physics, Donghua University, No. 2999, North Renmin Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai 201620, China
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- Optical Coatings and Materials Department, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, No. 500, Yutian Road, Shanghai 200083, China
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- National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, No. 500 Yutian Road, Shanghai 200083, China
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- National Laboratory for Infrared Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, No. 500 Yutian Road, Shanghai 200083, China
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Zamani RR, Ibáñez M, Luysberg M, García-Castelló N, Houben L, Prades JD, Grillo V, Dunin-Borkowski RE, Morante JR, Cabot A, Arbiol J. Polarity-driven polytypic branching in cu-based quaternary chalcogenide nanostructures. ACS NANO 2014; 8:2290-2301. [PMID: 24575876 DOI: 10.1021/nn405747h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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An appropriate way of realizing property nanoengineering in complex quaternary chalcogenide nanocrystals is presented for Cu2CdxSnSey(CCTSe) polypods. The pivotal role of the polarity in determining morphology, growth, and the polytypic branching mechanism is demonstrated. Polarity is considered to be responsible for the formation of an initial seed that takes the form of a tetrahedron with four cation-polar facets. Size and shape confinement of the intermediate pentatetrahedral seed is also attributed to polarity, as their external facets are anion-polar. The final polypod extensions also branch out as a result of a cation-polarity-driven mechanism. Aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy is used to identify stannite cation ordering, while ab initio studies are used to show the influence of cation ordering/distortion, stoichiometry, and polytypic structural change on the electronic band structure.
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- Reza R Zamani
- Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC), Campus de la UAB, Bellaterra 08193, Spain
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Morandi V, Ortolani L, Migliori A, Degli Esposti Boschi C, Cadelano E, Colombo L. Folds and buckles at the nanoscale: experimental and theoretical investigation of the bending properties of graphene membranes. Top Curr Chem (Cham) 2014; 348:205-236. [PMID: 23780412 DOI: 10.1007/128_2013_451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The elastic properties of graphene crystals have been extensively investigated, revealing unique properties in the linear and nonlinear regimes, when the membranes are under either stretching or bending loading conditions. Nevertheless less knowledge has been developed so far on folded graphene membranes and ribbons. It has been recently suggested that fold-induced curvatures, without in-plane strain, can affect the local chemical reactivity, the mechanical properties, and the electron transfer in graphene membranes. This intriguing perspective envisages a materials-by-design approach through the engineering of folding and bending to develop enhanced nano-resonators or nano-electro-mechanical devices. Here we present a novel methodology to investigate the mechanical properties of folded and wrinkled graphene crystals, combining transmission electron microscopy mapping of 3D curvatures and theoretical modeling based on continuum elasticity theory and tight-binding atomistic simulations.
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