• 文献标题:   Graphene-sealed Si/SiN cavities for high-resolution in situ electron microscopy of nano-confined solutions
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   RASOOL H, DUNN G, FATHALIZADEH A, ZETTL A
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, in situ electron microscopy, nanoconfinement, tem
  • 出版物名称:   PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI BBASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS
  • ISSN:   0370-1972 EI 1521-3951
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Calif Berkeley
  • 被引频次:   6
  • DOI:   10.1002/pssb.201600232
  • 出版年:   2016

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate new liquid cell architectures utilizing graphene-sealed Si or SiN cavities for in situ electron microscopy. While previous graphene liquid cell techniques have shown graphene to be an ideal sealing layer and electron-transparent viewing window, they trap irregular geometries of liquid with unknown sample volumes. Our new technique allows for a leak-proof confinement of liquids of precise volume in the tens of attoliter range while maintaining the benefits of graphene as a viewing window. The utility of this new cell architecture is demonstrated by imaging the dynamics of gold nanoparticles in three dimensions with atomic resolution under a transmission electron microscope.