Current status and future directions for in situ transmission electron microscopy

Mitra L Taheri; Eric A Stach; Ilke Arslan; P A Crozier; Bernd C Kabius; Thomas LaGrange; Andrew M Minor; Seiji Takeda; Mihaela Tanase; Jakob B Wagner; Renu Sharma

doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2016.08.007

Current status and future directions for in situ transmission electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy. 2016 Nov:170:86-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2016.08.007. Epub 2016 Aug 6.

Authors

Mitra L Taheri¹, Eric A Stach², Ilke Arslan³, P A Crozier⁴, Bernd C Kabius⁵, Thomas LaGrange⁶, Andrew M Minor⁷, Seiji Takeda⁸, Mihaela Tanase⁹, Jakob B Wagner¹⁰, Renu Sharma¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, USA.
² Center for Functional Nanomaterials, National Laboratory, Brookhaven, USA.
³ Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Physical and Computational Sciences Directorate, 902 Battelle Blvd, Richland, WA, USA.
⁴ School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85281, USA.
⁵ The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
⁶ Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Physical and Life Science Directorate, Condensed Matter and Materials Division, 7000 East Avenue, P.O. 808 L-356, USA.
⁷ Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of California, Berkeley and National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, One Cyclotron Road, MS 72, Berkeley, CA, USA.
⁸ Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (ISIR), Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan.
⁹ Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA.
¹⁰ Center for Electron Nanoscopy, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
¹¹ Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6203, USA. Electronic address: renu.sharma@nist.gov.

Abstract

This review article discusses the current and future possibilities for the application of in situ transmission electron microscopy to reveal synthesis pathways and functional mechanisms in complex and nanoscale materials. The findings of a group of scientists, representing academia, government labs and private sector entities (predominantly commercial vendors) during a workshop, held at the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology- National Institute of Science and Technology (CNST-NIST), are discussed. We provide a comprehensive review of the scientific needs and future instrument and technique developments required to meet them.

Keywords: DTEM; Direct electron detectors; ETEM; Gas/liquid-solid interactions; Heating holder; In situ TEM; Indentation holder; Liquid/gas cell holder; Phase transformation; Structure property relationship.

Published by Elsevier B.V.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

9999-NIST/Intramural NIST DOC/United States