3D structure of individual nanocrystals in solution by electron microscopy
Abstract
Electron microscopy is a powerful technique for taking snapshots of particles or images at near-atomic resolution. Park et al. studied free-floating platinum nanoparticles using electron microscopy and liquid cells (see the Perspective by Colliex). Using analytical techniques developed to study biological molecules, they reconstructed the threedimensional features of the Pt particles at near-atomic resolution. This approach has the scope to study a mixed population of particles one at a time and to study their synthesis as it occurs in solution.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jul 17, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1126/science.aab1343
Entities
People
- A. Zettl
- David A Weitz
- David T Limmer
- Hans Elmlund
- Jong Min Yuk
- Jungwon Park
- Kwanpyo Kim
- Paul Alivisatos
- Peter Ercius
- Qian Chen
- Sang Hoon Han
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- Harvard University
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Miller Institute
- Ministry of Education of Thailand
- Monash University
- National Research Foundation of Korea
- National Science Foundation
- Office of Basic Energy Sciences
- Office of Naval Research
- Office of Science
- Princeton University
- Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
- United States Department of Energy
- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry