Three-dimensional atomic imaging of crystalline nanoparticles

Sandra Van Aert (), Kees J. Batenburg, Marta D. Rossell, Rolf Erni and Gustaaf Van Tendeloo
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Sandra Van Aert: Electron Microscopy for Materials Research (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171
Kees J. Batenburg: Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Science Park 123
Marta D. Rossell: ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10
Rolf Erni: Electron Microscopy Center, Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology
Gustaaf Van Tendeloo: Electron Microscopy for Materials Research (EMAT), University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171

Nature, 2011, vol. 470, issue 7334, 374-377

Abstract: Crystal power now in 3D Many engineering and chemical applications make use of crystalline nanoparticles, harnessing properties that are controlled by their precise three-dimensional morphology, structure and composition. Sandra Van Aert and colleagues demonstrate that it is possible to obtain full three-dimensional structural information for such particles at atomic resolution using a mix of electron tomography and electron microscopy, coupled with separately available knowledge of the crystallographic structure of the target nanoparticle. Such information should ultimately lead to a better understanding of the desirable properties of these systems.

Date: 2011
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