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Ye Z, Harrington B, Pickel AD. Optical super-resolution nanothermometry via stimulated emission depletion imaging of upconverting nanoparticles. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eado6268. [PMID: 39018395 PMCID: PMC466949 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ado6268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2024] [Accepted: 06/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
Abstract
From engineering improved device performance to unraveling the breakdown of classical heat transfer laws, far-field optical temperature mapping with nanoscale spatial resolution would benefit diverse areas. However, these attributes are traditionally in opposition because conventional far-field optical temperature mapping techniques are inherently diffraction limited. Optical super-resolution imaging techniques revolutionized biological imaging, but such approaches have yet to be applied to thermometry. Here, we demonstrate a super-resolution nanothermometry technique based on highly doped upconverting nanoparticles (UCNPs) that enable stimulated emission depletion (STED) super-resolution imaging. We identify a ratiometric thermometry signal and maintain imaging resolution better than ~120 nm for the relevant spectral bands. We also form self-assembled UCNP monolayers and multilayers and implement a detection scheme with scan times >0.25 μm2/min. We further show that STED nanothermometry reveals a temperature gradient across a joule-heated microstructure that is undetectable with diffraction limited thermometry, indicating the potential of this technique to uncover local temperature variation in wide-ranging practical applications.
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- Ziyang Ye
- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Materials Science Program, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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Jacobs T, Park S, Schönig M, Weckhuysen BM, Koper MT, van der Stam W. Luminescence Thermometry Probes Local Heat Effects at the Platinum Electrode Surface during Alkaline Water Electrolysis. ACS ENERGY LETTERS 2024; 9:3335-3341. [PMID: 39022670 PMCID: PMC11250089 DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.4c01238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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Accurate determination of the temperature dynamics at the electrode surface is crucial for advancing electrocatalysis, particularly in the development of stable materials that aid energy conversion and storage technologies. Here, lanthanide-based in situ luminescence thermometry was used to probe local heat effects at the platinum electrode surface during alkaline water electrolysis. It is demonstrated that the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) induces a more significant temperature increase compared to the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) under the same electrochemical conditions. This difference is attributed to variations in overpotential heating and local effects on Joule heating. Furthermore, local heat effects are not observed at increased electrolyte concentrations during the HER, whereas substantial temperature variations (up to 2 K) are detected for the OER at higher electrolyte concentrations. Our observations highlight the potential of in situ luminescence thermometry to measure interfacial temperature effects during electrocatalytic reactions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Thimo
S. Jacobs
- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular
Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
- SKKU
Institute of Energy Science and Technology (SIEST), Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic
of Korea
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular
Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Leiden
Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Inorganic
Chemistry and Catalysis, Debye Institute
for Nanomaterials Science & Institute for Sustainable and Circular
Chemistry, Utrecht University, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Chen X. Announcing the 2024 ACS Nano Lectureship and ACS Nano Impact Laureates. ACS NANO 2024. [PMID: 38856085 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c06869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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Ahmadov R, Michtavy SS, Porosoff MD. Dual Functional Materials: At the Interface of Catalysis and Separations. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2024; 40:9833-9841. [PMID: 38468456 PMCID: PMC11100017 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Dual functional materials (DFMs) are a promising approach to increase the energy efficiency of carbon capture and utilization by combining both steps into a single unit operation. In this Perspective, we analyze the challenges and opportunities of integrated carbon capture and utilization (ICCU) via a thermally driven process. We identify three key areas that will facilitate research progress toward industrially viable solutions: (1) selecting appropriate DFM operating conditions; (2) designing and characterizing interfacial site cooperativity for CO2 adsorption and hydrogenation; and (3) establishing standards for rigorous and comprehensive data reporting.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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Tian Y, Gao M, Xie H, Xu S, Ye M, Liu Z. Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity of Temperature and Catalytic Activation within Individual Catalyst Particles. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:4958-4972. [PMID: 38334752 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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Temperature is a critical parameter in chemical conversion, significantly affecting the reaction kinetics and thermodynamics. Measuring temperature inside catalyst particles of industrial interest (∼micrometers to millimeters), which is crucial for understanding the evolution of chemical dynamics at catalytic active sites during reaction and advancing catalyst designs, however, remains a big challenge. Here, we propose an approach combining two-photon confocal microscopy and state-of-the-art upconversion luminescence (UL) imaging to measure the spatiotemporal-resolved temperature within individual catalyst particles in the industrially significant methanol-to-hydrocarbons reaction. Specifically, catalyst particles containing zeolites and functional nanothermometers were fabricated using microfluidic chips. Our experimental results directly demonstrate that the zeolite density and particle size can alter the temperature distribution within a single catalyst particle. Importantly, the observed temperature heterogeneity plays a decisive role in the activation of the reaction intermediate and the utilization of active sites. We expect that this work opens a venue for unveiling the reaction mechanism and kinetics within industrial catalyst particles by considering temperature heterogeneity.
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- Yu Tian
- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Lower-Carbon Catalysis Technology, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, People's Republic of China
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