Electron microscopy studies of soft nanomaterials

Z Lyu, L Yao, W Chen, FC Kalutantirige… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This review highlights recent efforts on applying electron microscopy (EM) to soft (including
biological) nanomaterials. We will show how developments of both the hardware and …

Non-classical crystallization in soft and organic materials

JS Du, Y Bae, JJ De Yoreo - Nature Reviews Materials, 2024 - nature.com
Classical nucleation and crystal growth theories describe how nuclei form, become stable
after reaching a critical size and then enlarge through monomer attachment. More than two …

Insights into the structure and dynamics of metal–organic frameworks via transmission electron microscopy

X Gong, K Gnanasekaran, Z Chen… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are hybrid materials composed of metal ions and organic
linkers featuring high porosity, crystallinity, and chemical tunability at multiple length scales …

Phase transitions in metal–organic frameworks directly monitored through in situ variable temperature liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy and in situ X-ray …

J Lyu, X Gong, SJ Lee, K Gnanasekaran… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Zr6-based metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) with tetratopic organic linkers have been
extensively investigated owing to their versatile structural tunability. While diverse topologies …

In‐situ transmission electron microscope techniques for heterogeneous catalysis

B He, Y Zhang, X Liu, L Chen - ChemCatChem, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The physicochemical properties of heterogeneous catalysts in static or inert environments
often deviate greatly from the properties under in‐situ or working conditions. To gain an …

[HTML][HTML] Supramolecular organic nanotubes for drug delivery

VS Saji - Materials Today Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Organic nanotubes (ONTs) have entranced considerable research attention for their
potential applications in drug delivery, sensors, catalysts, optical devices …

Dipeptide Nanostructure Assembly and Dynamics via in Situ Liquid-Phase Electron Microscopy

K Gnanasekaran, J Korpanty, O Berger, N Hampu… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this paper, we report the in situ growth of FF nanotubes examined via liquid-cell
transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM). This direct, high spatial, and temporal resolution …

Extent of Radiolytic Damage from Liquid Cell TEM Experiments on Metal–Organic Frameworks via Post-Mortem 4D-STEM

K Gnanasekaran, ND Rosenmann, R Dos Reis… - Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report a systematic analysis of electron beam damage of the zeolitic imidazolate
framework (ZIF-8) during liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM). Our analysis …

Ouzo effect examined at the nanoscale via direct observation of droplet nucleation and morphology

MA Vratsanos, W Xue, ND Rosenmann… - ACS Central …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we present the direct observation via liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy
(LPTEM) of the nucleation and growth pathways of structures formed by the so-called “ouzo …

Growth dynamics of vertical and lateral layered double hydroxide nanosheets during electrodeposition

W Wang, SW Chee, H Yan, I Erofeev, U Mirsaidov - Nano Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are a class of lamellar materials with a wide range of
potential catalytic applications. LDHs form from positively charged 2D atomic layers …