• 文献标题:   SINGLE: Atomic-resolution structure identification of nanocrystals by graphene liquid cell EM
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   REBOUL CF, HEO J, MACHELLO C, KIESEWETTER S, KIM BH, KIM S, ELMLUND D, ERCIUS P, PARK J, ELMLUND H
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENCE ADVANCES
  • ISSN:   2375-2548
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  • 被引频次:   9
  • DOI:   10.1126/sciadv.abe6679
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Analysis of the three-dimensional (3D) structures of nanocrystals with solution-phase transmission electron microscopy is beginning to reveal their unique physiochemical properties. We developed a "one-particle Brownian 3D reconstruction method" based on imaging of ensembles of colloidal nanocrystals using graphene liquid cell electron microscopy. Projection images of differently rotated nanocrystals are acquired using a direct electron detector with high temporal (<2.5 ms) resolution and analyzed to obtain an ensemble of 3D reconstructions. Here, we introduce computational methods required for successful atomic-resolution 3D reconstruction: (i) tracking of the individual particles throughout the time series, (ii) subtraction of the interfering background of the graphene liquid cell, (iii) identification and rejection of low-quality images, and (iv) tailored strategies for 2D/3D alignment and averaging that differ from those used in biological cryo-electron microscopy. Our developments are made available through the open-source software package SINGLE.