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Recent Progress of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials
Author(s) -
Zhang Chao,
Firestein Konstantin L.,
Fernando Joseph F. S.,
Siriwardena Dumindu,
Treifeldt Joel E.,
Golberg Dmitri
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201904094
Subject(s) - materials science , photovoltaics , nanotechnology , transmission electron microscopy , in situ , nanoscopic scale , engineering physics , photovoltaic system , chemistry , electrical engineering , physics , engineering , organic chemistry
In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is one of the most powerful approaches for revealing physical and chemical process dynamics at atomic resolutions. The most recent developments for in situ TEM techniques are summarized; in particular, how they enable visualization of various events, measure properties, and solve problems in the field of energy by revealing detailed mechanisms at the nanoscale. Related applications include rechargeable batteries such as Li‐ion, Na‐ion, Li–O 2 , Na–O 2 , Li–S, etc., fuel cells, thermoelectrics, photovoltaics, and photocatalysis. To promote various applications, the methods of introducing the in situ stimuli of heating, cooling, electrical biasing, light illumination, and liquid and gas environments are discussed. The progress of recent in situ TEM in energy applications should inspire future research on new energy materials in diverse energy‐related areas.