Mid-infrared photothermal microscopy: principle, instrumentation, and applications

Q **a, J Yin, Z Guo, JX Cheng - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Midinfrared photothermal (MIP) microscopy, also called optical photothermal infrared (O-
PTIR) microscopy, is an emerging tool for bond-selective chemical imaging of living …

Far-field super-resolution chemical microscopy

M Tang, Y Han, D Jia, Q Yang, JX Cheng - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Far-field chemical microscopy providing molecular electronic or vibrational fingerprint
information opens a new window for the study of three-dimensional biological, material, and …

Video-rate mid-infrared photothermal imaging by single-pulse photothermal detection per pixel

J Yin, M Zhang, Y Tan, Z Guo, H He, L Lan… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
By optically sensing absorption-induced photothermal effect, mid-infrared (IR) photothermal
(MIP) microscope enables super-resolution IR imaging of biological systems in water …

Three-dimensional operando optical imaging of particle and electrolyte heterogeneities inside Li-ion batteries

R Pandya, L Valzania, F Dorchies, F **a… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding (de) lithiation heterogeneities in battery materials is key to ensure optimal
electrochemical performance. However, this remains challenging due to the three …

Multiple-scattering simulator-trained neural network for intensity diffraction tomography

A Matlock, J Zhu, L Tian - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Recovering 3D phase features of complex biological samples traditionally sacrifices
computational efficiency and processing time for physical model accuracy and …

Mid-infrared chemical imaging of intracellular tau fibrils using fluorescence-guided computational photothermal microscopy

J Zhao, L Jiang, A Matlock, Y Xu, J Zhu, H Zhu… - Light: Science & …, 2023 - nature.com
Amyloid proteins are associated with a broad spectrum of neurodegenerative diseases.
However, it remains a grand challenge to extract molecular structure information from …

[HTML][HTML] Solar fuel production through concentrating light irradiation

Y Fu, Y Wang, J Huang, K Lu, M Liu - Green Energy & Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The climate crisis necessitates the development of non-fossil energy sources. Harnessing
solar energy for fuel production shows promise and offers the potential to utilize existing …

New Avenues for Phase Imaging: Optical Metasurfaces

N Priscilla, SB Sulejman, A Roberts… - ACS Photonics, 2024 - ACS Publications
Visualizing the phase of an optical field is fundamental to applications ranging from
biological microscopy through to material science. Its importance is evidenced by the award …

[HTML][HTML] A tutorial on optical photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) microscopy

CB Prater, M Kansiz, JX Cheng - APL photonics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
This tutorial reviews the rapidly growing field of optical photothermal infrared (O-PTIR)
spectroscopy and chemical imaging. O-PTIR is an infrared super-resolution measurement …

Single virus fingerprinting by widefield interferometric defocus-enhanced mid-infrared photothermal microscopy

Q **a, Z Guo, H Zong, S Seitz, C Yurdakul… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Clinical identification and fundamental study of viruses rely on the detection of viral proteins
or viral nucleic acids. Yet, amplification-based and antigen-based methods are not able to …