Graphene liquid cells assembled through loop-assisted transfer method and located with correlated light-electron microscopy
| Autor: | Roman I. Koning, Alexander Kros, Pauline M. G. van Deursen, Mohammad Amin Moradi, Grégory F. Schneider, Joseph P. Patterson, Viorica Tudor, Nico A. J. M. Sommerdijk, Abraham J. Koster |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Materials and Interface Chemistry, Physical Chemistry |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Materials science
Fabrication graphene liquid cells Dynamic imaging graphene transfer 02 engineering and technology Electron 010402 general chemistry 01 natural sciences time-resolved electron microscopy law.invention Biomaterials law Microscopy Electrochemistry correlated light-electron microscopy business.industry Graphene 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Condensed Matter Physics liquid phase electron microscopy 0104 chemical sciences Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Transmission electron microscopy Optoelectronics Electron microscope 0210 nano-technology business Beam (structure) |
| Zdroj: | Advanced Functional Materials, 30(11). WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH Advanced Functional Materials, 30(11):1904468. Wiley-VCH Verlag Advanced Functional Materials |
| ISSN: | 1616-301X |
| Popis: | Graphene liquid cells (GLCs) for transmission electron microscopy (TEM) enable high‐resolution, real‐time imaging of dynamic processes in water. Large‐scale implementation, however, is prevented by major difficulties in reproducing GLC fabrication. Here, a high‐yield method is presented to fabricate GLCs under millimeter areas of continuous graphene, facilitating efficient GLC formation on a TEM grid. Additionally, GLCs are located on the grid using correlated light‐electron microscopy (CLEM), which reduces beam damage by limiting electron exposure time. CLEM allows the acquisition of reliable statistics and the investigation of the most common shapes of GLCs. In particular, a novel type of liquid cell is found, formed from only a single graphene sheet, greatly simplifying the fabrication process. The methods presented in this work—particularly the reproducibility and simplicity of fabrication—will enable future application of GLCs for high‐resolution dynamic imaging of biomolecular systems. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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