Transition Metals Ion Behavior of Cathode Materials for Li Ion Battery By Electron Beam Irradiation in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Li Ion Battery ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
Li Ion

scholarly journals Identification of interstratified mica and pyrophyllite monolayers within chlorite using advanced scanning/transmission electron microscopy

2019 ◽  
Vol 104 (10) ◽  
pp. 1436-1443
Author(s):  
Guanyu Wang ◽  
Hejing Wang ◽  
Jianguo Wen
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Clay Minerals ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission

Abstract Interstratified clay minerals reflect the weathering degree and record climatic conditions and the pedogenic processes in the soil. It is hard to distinguish a few layers of interstratified clay minerals from the chlorite matrix, due to their similar two-dimensional tetrahedral-octahedral-tetrahedral (TOT) structure and electron-beam sensitive nature during transmission electron microscopy (TEM) imaging. Here, we used multiple advanced TEM techniques including low-dose high-resolution TEM (HRTEM), high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy (HAADF-STEM) imaging combined with energy-dispersive spectroscopic (EDS) mapping to study interstratified layers in a chlo-rite sample from Changping, Beijing, China. We demonstrated an interstratified mica or pyrophyllite monolayer could be well distinguished from the chlorite matrix by projected atomic structures, lattice spacings, and chemical compositions with advanced TEM techniques. Further investigation showed two different transformation mechanisms from mica or pyrophyllite to chlorite: either a 4 Å increase or decrease in the lattice spacing. This characterization approach can be extended to the studies of other electron-beam sensitive minerals.

Nanoscale controlled Li-insertion reaction induced by scanning electron-beam irradiation in a Li4Ti5O12 electrode material for lithium-ion batteries

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (18) ◽  
pp. 11581-11587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitsunori Kitta ◽  
Masanori Kohyama
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Insertion Reaction ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
New Type ◽  
Scanning Electron

Electron beam of scanning transmission electron microscopy can induce nanoscale-controlled Li-insertion in Li4Ti5O12 electrode, which is significant as a new type of electron beam-assisted chemical reactions for local structural and property modifications.

In situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Studies on Structural Dynamics of Transition Metal Nanoclusters

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 1785-1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Vystavel ◽  
S.A. Koch ◽  
G. Palasantzas ◽  
J.Th.M. De Hosson
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Oxide Shell ◽  
Metal Nanoclusters ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Transmission Electron

The structural stability of transition metal nanoclusters has been scrutinized with in situ transmission electron microscopy as a function of temperature. In particular iron, cobalt, niobium, and molybdenum clusters with diameters around 5 nm have been investigated. During exposure to air, a thin oxide shell with a thickness of 2 nm is formed around the iron and cobalt clusters, which is thermally unstable under moderate high vacuum annealing above 200 °C. Interestingly, niobium clusters oxidize only internally at higher temperatures without the formation of an oxide shell. They are unaffected under electron beam irradiation, whereas iron and cobalt undergo severe structural changes. Further, no cluster coalescence of niobium takes place, even during annealing up to 800 °C, whereas iron and cobalt clusters coalesce after decomposition of the oxide, as long as the clusters are in close contact. In contrast to niobium, molybdenum clusters do not oxidize upon annealing; they are stable under electron beam irradiation and coalesce at temperatures higher than 800 °C. In all cases, the coalescence process indicates a strong influence of the local environment of the cluster.

Cathodoluminescence and Electron Beam Irradiation Effect of Porous Silicon Studied by Transmission Electron Microscopy

1994 ◽  
Vol 33 (Part 2, No. 3A) ◽  
pp. L342-L344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadashi Mitsui ◽  
Naoki Yamamoto ◽  
Kuniko Takemoto ◽  
Osamu Nittono
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Porous Silicon ◽  
Electron Beam Irradiation ◽  
Irradiation Effect ◽  
Beam Irradiation ◽  
Transmission Electron

Simplifying Electron Beam Channeling in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM)

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 794-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan J. Wu ◽  
Anudha Mittal ◽  
Michael L. Odlyzko ◽  
K. Andre Mkhoyan
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Angular Distribution ◽  
Electron Probe ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Probe Intensity ◽  
Scanning Transmission Electron ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission

AbstractSub-angstrom scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) allows quantitative column-by-column analysis of crystalline specimens via annular dark-field images. The intensity of electrons scattered from a particular location in an atomic column depends on the intensity of the electron probe at that location. Electron beam channeling causes oscillations in the STEM probe intensity during specimen propagation, which leads to differences in the beam intensity incident at different depths. Understanding the parameters that control this complex behavior is critical for interpreting experimental STEM results. In this work, theoretical analysis of the STEM probe intensity reveals that intensity oscillations during specimen propagation are regulated by changes in the beam’s angular distribution. Three distinct regimes of channeling behavior are observed: the high-atomic-number (Z) regime, in which atomic scattering leads to significant angular redistribution of the beam; the low-Zregime, in which the probe’s initial angular distribution controls intensity oscillations; and the intermediate-Zregime, in which the behavior is mixed. These contrasting regimes are shown to exist for a wide range of probe parameters. These results provide a new understanding of the occurrence and consequences of channeling phenomena and conditions under which their influence is strengthened or weakened by characteristics of the electron probe and sample.

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