Investigating Dynamic Processes of Nanomaterials Using in Situ Liquid Phase TEM Technologies: 2014-2019

Yan Guo 3

Qinglong Jiang 4

Bo Peng 2, Email

Xingjie Zan 1, Email

1 School of Ophthalmology & Optometry, School of Biomedical Engineering, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325035, China

2 Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325001, China

3 Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for New Energy Storage and Conversion, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Hunan Xiangtan 411201, China

4 University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601, USA

Abstract

The dynamic processes of nanomaterials are common phenomena in material science and biological system. Liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with high resolution provides unprecedented insights into dynamical processes by in situ imaging. This review summarizes the technical developments and the breakthroughs during 2014-2019 in the field of nanoparticles nucleation and growth, nanoparticles corrosion, self-assembly of nanomaterials, dynamical processes in vivo, in situ electrochemistry and radiolysis induced reaction in energy systems. The recent research developments in the liquid-phase TEM will promote advancement for material science and bioscience.

Investigating Dynamic Processes of Nanomaterials Using in Situ Liquid Phase TEM Technologies: 2014-2019