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Trentino A, Zagler G, Längle M, Madsen J, Susi T, Mangler C, Åhlgren EH, Mustonen K, Kotakoski J. Single atoms and metal nanoclusters anchored to graphene vacancies. Micron 2024; 184:103667. [PMID: 38850967 DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2024.103667] [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: 03/18/2024] [Revised: 05/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
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Fabricating dispersed single atoms and size-controlled metal nanoclusters remains a difficult challenge due to sintering. Here, we demonstrate that atoms and clusters can be immobilized using atomically clean defect-engineered graphene as the matrix. The graphene is first cleaned of surface contamination with laser heating, after which low-energy Ar irradiation is used to create spatially well-separated vacancies into it. Metal atoms are then evaporated either via thermal or ebeam evaporation onto graphene, where they diffuse until being trapped into a vacancy. The density of embedded structures can be controlled through irradiation dose, and the size of the structures through evaporation time. The resulting structures are confirmed through atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy and electron energy loss spectroscopy. We demonstrate here incorporation of Al, Ti, Fe, Ag and Au single atoms or nanoclusters, but the method should work equally well for other elements.
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- Alberto Trentino
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna Doctoral School in Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria; University of Helsinki, Department of Physics, P.O. Box 43, Helsinki FI-00014, Finland
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Physics, Boltzmanngasse 5, Vienna 1090, Austria.
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Hoglund ER, Walker HA, Hussain K, Bao DL, Ni H, Mamun A, Baxter J, Caldwell JD, Khan A, Pantelides ST, Hopkins PE, Hachtel JA. Nonequivalent Atomic Vibrations at Interfaces in a Polar Superlattice. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2402925. [PMID: 38717326 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202402925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
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In heterostructures made from polar materials, e.g., AlN-GaN-AlN, the nonequivalence of the two interfaces is long recognized as a critical aspect of their electronic properties; in that, they host different 2D carrier gases. Interfaces play an important role in the vibrational properties of materials, where interface states enhance thermal conductivity and can generate unique infrared-optical activity. The nonequivalence of the corresponding interface atomic vibrations, however, is not investigated so far due to a lack of experimental techniques with both high spatial and high spectral resolution. Herein, the nonequivalence of AlN-(Al0.65Ga0.35)N and (Al0.65Ga0.35)N-AlN interface vibrations is experimentally demonstrated using monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy in the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM-EELS) and density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations are employed to gain insights in the physical origins of observations. It is demonstrated that STEM-EELS possesses sensitivity to the displacement vector of the vibrational modes as well as the frequency, which is as critical to understanding vibrations as polarization in optical spectroscopies. The combination enables direct mapping of the nonequivalent interface phonons between materials with different phonon polarizations. The results demonstrate the capacity to carefully assess the vibrational properties of complex heterostructures where interface states dominate the functional properties.
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- Eric R Hoglund
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Department of Physics and, Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Physics and, Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61820, USA
- Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61820, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA
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- Department of Physics and, Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
- Interdisciplinary Materials Science Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
- Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 22904, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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Li A, Zeiger PM, He Z, Xu M, Pennycook SJ, Rusz J, Zhou W. Systematic Absences of Optical Phonon Modes in Phonon Dispersion Measured by Electron Microscopy. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2024; 133:046101. [PMID: 39121401 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.133.046101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 08/11/2024]
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Phonon dispersion relations are widely used to elucidate the vibrational properties of materials. As an emerging technique, momentum-resolved vibrational spectroscopy in scanning transmission electron microscopy offers an unparalleled approach to explore q-dependent phonon behavior at local structures. In this study, we systematically investigate the phonon dispersion of monolayer graphene across several Brillouin zones (BZs) using momentum-resolved vibrational spectroscopy and find that the optical phonon signals vanish at the Γ points with indices (hk0) satisfying h+2k=3n (n denoted integers). Theoretical analysis reveals that the observed phenomena arise from the complete destructive interference of the scattered waves from different basis atoms. This observation, corroborated by the study of diamond, should be a general characteristic of materials composed of symmetrically equivalent pairs of the same elements. Moreover, our results emphasize the importance of multiple scattering in interpreting the vibrational signals in bulk materials. We demonstrate that the systematic absences and dynamic effects, which have not been much appreciated before, offer new insights into the experimental assessment of local vibrational properties of materials.
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Roccapriore KM, Torsi R, Robinson J, Kalinin S, Ziatdinov M. Dynamic STEM-EELS for single-atom and defect measurement during electron beam transformations. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2024; 10:eadn5899. [PMID: 39018401 PMCID: PMC466940 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adn5899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/19/2024]
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This study introduces the integration of dynamic computer vision-enabled imaging with electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). This approach involves real-time discovery and analysis of atomic structures as they form, allowing us to observe the evolution of material properties at the atomic level, capturing transient states traditional techniques often miss. Rapid object detection and action system enhances the efficiency and accuracy of STEM-EELS by autonomously identifying and targeting only areas of interest. This machine learning (ML)-based approach differs from classical ML in that it must be executed on the fly, not using static data. We apply this technology to V-doped MoS2, uncovering insights into defect formation and evolution under electron beam exposure. This approach opens uncharted avenues for exploring and characterizing materials in dynamic states, offering a pathway to increase our understanding of dynamic phenomena in materials under thermal, chemical, and beam stimuli.
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- Kevin M. Roccapriore
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, USA
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Hunnestad KA, Das H, Hatzoglou C, Holtz M, Brooks CM, van Helvoort ATJ, Muller DA, Schlom DG, Mundy JA, Meier D. 3D oxygen vacancy distribution and defect-property relations in an oxide heterostructure. Nat Commun 2024; 15:5400. [PMID: 38926403 PMCID: PMC11208508 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49437-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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Oxide heterostructures exhibit a vast variety of unique physical properties. Examples are unconventional superconductivity in layered nickelates and topological polar order in (PbTiO3)n/(SrTiO3)n superlattices. Although it is clear that variations in oxygen content are crucial for the electronic correlation phenomena in oxides, it remains a major challenge to quantify their impact. Here, we measure the chemical composition in multiferroic (LuFeO3)9/(LuFe2O4)1 superlattices, mapping correlations between the distribution of oxygen vacancies and the electric and magnetic properties. Using atom probe tomography, we observe oxygen vacancies arranging in a layered three-dimensional structure with a local density on the order of 1014 cm-2, congruent with the formula-unit-thick ferrimagnetic LuFe2O4 layers. The vacancy order is promoted by the locally reduced formation energy and plays a key role in stabilizing the ferroelectric domains and ferrimagnetism in the LuFeO3 and LuFe2O4 layers, respectively. The results demonstrate pronounced interactions between oxygen vacancies and the multiferroic order in this system and establish an approach for quantifying the oxygen defects with atomic-scale precision in 3D, giving new opportunities for deterministic defect-enabled property control in oxide heterostructures.
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- Kasper A Hunnestad
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
- Acoustics Group, Department of Electronic Systems, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
- Centre for Geophysical Forecasting, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
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- Laboratory for Materials and Structures, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscience, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscience, Ithaca, NY, 14853, USA
- Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung, Max-Born-Str. 2, Berlin, 12489, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, 7491, Norway.
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Yan J, Shi R, Wei J, Li Y, Qi R, Wu M, Li X, Feng B, Gao P, Shibata N, Ikuhara Y. Nanoscale Localized Phonons at Al 2O 3 Grain Boundaries. NANO LETTERS 2024; 24:3323-3330. [PMID: 38466652 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c04149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Nanoscale defects like grain boundaries (GBs) would introduce local phonon modes and affect the bulk materials' thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. It is highly desirable to correlate the phonon modes and atomic arrangements for individual defects to precisely understand the structure-property relation. Here we investigated the localized phonon modes of Al2O3 GBs by combination of the vibrational electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) in scanning transmission electron microscope and density functional perturbation theory (DFPT). The differences between GB and bulk obtained from the vibrational EELS show that the GB exhibited more active vibration at the energy range of <50 meV and >80 meV, and further DFPT results proved the wide distribution of bond lengths at GB are the main factor for the emergence of local phonon modes. This research provides insights into the phonon-defect relation and would be of importance in the design and application of polycrystalline materials.
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- Jingyuan Yan
- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Department of Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley 94720, California, United States
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- School of Integrated Circuits, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi 332-0012, Japan
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- Electron Microscopy Laboratory, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- International Center for Quantum Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
- Interdisciplinary Institute of Light-Element Quantum Materials and Research Center for Light-Element Advanced Materials, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya 456-8587, Japan
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- Institute of Engineering Innovation, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
- Nanostructures Research Laboratory, Japan Fine Ceramics Center, Nagoya 456-8587, Japan
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Li J, Qi Y, Yang Q, Yue L, Yao C, Chen Z, Meng S, Xiang D, Cao J. Femtosecond Electron Diffraction Reveals Local Disorder and Local Anharmonicity in Thermoelectric SnSe. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2313742. [PMID: 38444186 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202313742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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In addition to long-range periodicity, local disorder, with local structures deviating from the average lattice structure, dominates the physical properties of phonons, electrons, and spin subsystems in crystalline functional materials. Experimentally characterizing the 3D atomic configuration of such a local disorder and correlating it with advanced functions remains challenging. Using a combination of femtosecond electron diffraction, structure factor calculations, and time-dependent density functional theory molecular dynamics simulations, the static local disorder and its local anharmonicity in thermoelectric SnSe are identified exclusively. The ultrafast structural dynamics reveal that the crystalline SnSe is composed of multiple locally correlated configurations dominated by the static off-symmetry displacements of Sn (≈0.4 Å) and such a set of locally correlated structures is termed local disorder. Moreover, the anharmonicity of this local disorder induces an ultrafast atomic displacement within 100 fs, indicating the signature of probable THz Einstein oscillators. The identified local disorder and local anharmonicity suggest a glass-like thermal transport channel, which updates the fundamental insight into the long-debated ultralow thermal conductivity of SnSe. The method of revealing the 3D local disorder and the locally correlated interactions by ultrafast structural dynamics will inspire broad interest in the construction of structure-property relationships in material science.
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- Jingjun Li
- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan, Guangdong, 523808, China
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- Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (Ministry of Education), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA (CICIFSA), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Zhangjiang Institute for Advanced Study, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
- Physics Department and National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 32310, USA
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Bao DL, Xu M, Li AW, Su G, Zhou W, Pantelides ST. Phonon vortices at heavy impurities in two-dimensional materials. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2024; 9:248-253. [PMID: 38091005 DOI: 10.1039/d3nh00433c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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The advent of monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy has enabled atomic-resolution vibrational spectroscopy, which triggered interest in spatially localized or quasi-localized vibrational modes in materials. Here we report the discovery of phonon vortices at heavy impurities in two-dimensional materials. We use density-functional-theory calculations for two configurations of Si impurities in graphene, Si-C3 and Si-C4, to examine atom-projected phonon densities of states and display the atomic-displacement patterns for select modes that are dominated by impurity displacements. The vortices are driven by large displacements of the impurities, and reflect local symmetries. Similar vortices are found at phosphorus impurities in hexagonal boron nitride, suggesting that they may be a feature of heavy impurities in crystalline materials. Phonon vortices at defects are expected to play a role in thermal conductivity and other properties.
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- De-Liang Bao
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA.
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China
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- School of Physical Sciences and CAS Key Laboratory of Vacuum Physics, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA.
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, USA
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Moradifar P, Liu Y, Shi J, Siukola Thurston ML, Utzat H, van Driel TB, Lindenberg AM, Dionne JA. Accelerating Quantum Materials Development with Advances in Transmission Electron Microscopy. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37979189 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Quantum materials are driving a technology revolution in sensing, communication, and computing, while simultaneously testing many core theories of the past century. Materials such as topological insulators, complex oxides, superconductors, quantum dots, color center-hosting semiconductors, and other types of strongly correlated materials can exhibit exotic properties such as edge conductivity, multiferroicity, magnetoresistance, superconductivity, single photon emission, and optical-spin locking. These emergent properties arise and depend strongly on the material's detailed atomic-scale structure, including atomic defects, dopants, and lattice stacking. In this review, we describe how progress in the field of electron microscopy (EM), including in situ and in operando EM, can accelerate advances in quantum materials and quantum excitations. We begin by describing fundamental EM principles and operation modes. We then discuss various EM methods such as (i) EM spectroscopies, including electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), cathodoluminescence (CL), and electron energy gain spectroscopy (EEGS); (ii) four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM); (iii) dynamic and ultrafast EM (UEM); (iv) complementary ultrafast spectroscopies (UED, XFEL); and (v) atomic electron tomography (AET). We describe how these methods could inform structure-function relations in quantum materials down to the picometer scale and femtosecond time resolution, and how they enable precision positioning of atomic defects and high-resolution manipulation of quantum materials. For each method, we also describe existing limitations to solve open quantum mechanical questions, and how they might be addressed to accelerate progress. Among numerous notable results, our review highlights how EM is enabling identification of the 3D structure of quantum defects; measuring reversible and metastable dynamics of quantum excitations; mapping exciton states and single photon emission; measuring nanoscale thermal transport and coupled excitation dynamics; and measuring the internal electric field and charge density distribution of quantum heterointerfaces- all at the quantum materials' intrinsic atomic and near atomic-length scale. We conclude by describing open challenges for the future, including achieving stable sample holders for ultralow temperature (below 10K) atomic-scale spatial resolution, stable spectrometers that enable meV energy resolution, and high-resolution, dynamic mapping of magnetic and spin fields. With atomic manipulation and ultrafast characterization enabled by EM, quantum materials will be poised to integrate into many of the sustainable and energy-efficient technologies needed for the 21st century.
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- Parivash Moradifar
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road MS69, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, 2575 Sand Hill Road MS69, Menlo Park, California 94025, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
- Department of Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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Xu M, Bao DL, Li A, Gao M, Meng D, Li A, Du S, Su G, Pennycook SJ, Pantelides ST, Zhou W. Single-atom Vibrational Spectroscopy with Chemical Bonding Sensitivity. MICROSCOPY AND MICROANALYSIS : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY SOCIETY OF AMERICA, MICROBEAM ANALYSIS SOCIETY, MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA 2023; 29:616-617. [PMID: 37613043 DOI: 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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- Mingquan Xu
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Kavli Institute for Theoretical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
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- School of Physical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yan X. Distinguishing atomic vibrations near point defects. NATURE MATERIALS 2023; 22:540-541. [PMID: 37138007 DOI: 10.1038/s41563-023-01538-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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- Xingxu Yan
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
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