Insights into strain engineering: from ferroelectrics to related functional materials and beyond

T Li, S Deng, H Liu, J Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Ferroelectrics have become indispensable components in various application fields,
including information processing, energy harvesting, and electromechanical conversion …

In Situ and Emerging Transmission Electron Microscopy for Catalysis Research

HY Chao, K Venkatraman, S Moniri, Y Jiang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Catalysts are the primary facilitator in many dynamic processes. Therefore, a thorough
understanding of these processes has vast implications for a myriad of energy systems. The …

Four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D-STEM): From scanning nanodiffraction to ptychography and beyond

C Ophus - Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2019 - cambridge.org
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) is widely used for imaging, diffraction,
and spectroscopy of materials down to atomic resolution. Recent advances in detector …

py4DSTEM: A software package for four-dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy data analysis

BH Savitzky, SE Zeltmann, LA Hughes… - Microscopy and …, 2021 - cambridge.org
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) allows for imaging, diffraction, and
spectroscopy of materials on length scales ranging from microns to atoms. By using a high …

Measuring and directing charge transfer in heterogenous catalysts

MJ Zachman, V Fung, F Polo-Garzon, S Cao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Precise control of charge transfer between catalyst nanoparticles and supports presents a
unique opportunity to enhance the stability, activity, and selectivity of heterogeneous …

Probing functional structures, defects, and interfaces of 2D transition metal dichalcogenides by electron microscopy

R Luo, M Gao, C Wang, J Zhu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit remarkable properties that are
strongly influenced by their atomic structures, as well as by various types of defects and …

Event driven 4D STEM acquisition with a Timepix3 detector: Microsecond dwell time and faster scans for high precision and low dose applications

D Jannis, C Hofer, C Gao, X **e, A Béché… - Ultramicroscopy, 2022 - Elsevier
Four dimensional scanning transmission electron microscopy (4D STEM) records the
scattering of electrons in a material in great detail. The benefits offered by 4D STEM are …

Probing electron beam induced transformations on a single-defect level via automated scanning transmission electron microscopy

KM Roccapriore, MG Boebinger, O Dyck, A Ghosh… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A robust approach for real-time analysis of the scanning transmission electron microscopy
(STEM) data streams, based on ensemble learning and iterative training (ELIT) of deep …

Directly probing the local coordination, charge state, and stability of single atom catalysts by advanced electron microscopy: a review

P Tieu, X Yan, M Xu, P Christopher, X Pan - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The drive for atom efficient catalysts with carefully controlled properties has motivated the
development of single atom catalysts (SACs), aided by a variety of synthetic methods …

Atomic motifs govern the decoration of grain boundaries by interstitial solutes

X Zhou, A Ahmadian, B Gault, C Ophus… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Grain boundaries, the two-dimensional defects between differently oriented crystals, tend to
preferentially attract solutes for segregation. Solute segregation has a significant effect on …