Transmission Electron Microscopy: Isotope Substitution Extends the Lifetime of Organic Molecules in Transmission Electron Microscopy (Small 5/2015)
Source abstract
Abstract
Decreasing the energy of the electron beam in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) improves the stability of inorganic molecules, however, organic molecules become surprisingly less stable under these conditions. On page 622, E. Bichoutskaia, U. Kaiser, A. N. Khlobystov, and co-workers analyse the interactions of the e-beam with C–H bonds and are able to highlight the low atomic weight of hydrogen as a key issue. Exchanging protium for deuterium resolves the issue and brings atomic-resolution TEM imaging of individual organic molecules closer to reality.
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OpenAlex topics: Chemical Reactions and Isotopes
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Affiliations
School of Chemistry The University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
Electron Microscopy of Materials Science Central Facility for Electron Microscopy Ulm University Albert Einstein Allee 11 Ulm 89081 Germany
Nottingham Nanotechnology & Nanoscience Centre University of Nottingham University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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