High-Resolution Imaging and Spectroscopy at High Pressure: A Novel Liquid Cell for the Transmission Electron Microscope. (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tanase, Mihaela; Winterstein, Jonathan; Sharma, Renu; Aksyuk, Vladimir; Holland, Glenn; Liddle, James A.
• Is Part Of: Microscopy and microanalysis. Volume 21:Number 6(2015)
• Page Start: 1629
• Page End: 1638
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: TEM, -- EELS, -- liquid, -- insitu, -- windowed cell; Microscopy -- Periodicals; Microchemistry -- Periodicals; 502.82
• DOI: 10.1017/S1431927615015482
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1431-9276

Abstract

Abstract: We demonstrate quantitative core-loss electron energy-loss spectroscopy of iron oxide nanoparticles and imaging resolution of Ag nanoparticles in liquid down to 0.24 nm, in both transmission and scanning transmission modes, in a novel, monolithic liquid cell developed for the transmission electron microscope (TEM). At typical SiN membrane thicknesses of 50 nm the liquid-layer thickness has a maximum change of only 30 nm for the entire TEM viewing area of 200×200 µ m.