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Review
. 2020 May;32(18):e1904094.
doi: 10.1002/adma.201904094. Epub 2019 Sep 30.

Recent Progress of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials

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Recent Progress of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials

Chao Zhang et al. Adv Mater. 2020 May.

Abstract

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-O2 , Na-O2 , 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.

Keywords: fuel cells; photocatalysis; photovoltaics; rechargeable batteries; transmission electron microscopy.

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