Transmission Electron Microscopy: Isotope Substitution Extends the Lifetime of Organic Molecules in Transmission Electron Microscopy (Small 5/2015)

Chamberlain, Thomas W.; Biskupek, Johannes; Skowron, Stephen T.; Bayliss, Peter A.; Bichoutskaia, Elena; Kaiser, Ute; Khlobystov, Andrei N.

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.

Citation

Chamberlain, T. W., Biskupek, J., Skowron, S. T., Bayliss, P. A., Bichoutskaia, E., Kaiser, U., & Khlobystov, A. N. (2015). Transmission Electron Microscopy: Isotope Substitution Extends the Lifetime of Organic Molecules in Transmission Electron Microscopy (Small 5/2015). Small, 11(5), 510-510. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201570027

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Feb 2, 2015
• Publication Date: Feb 4, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 8, 2023
• Journal: Small
• Print ISSN: 1613-6810
• Electronic ISSN: 1613-6829
• Publisher: Wiley
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 510-510
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201570027
• Keywords: Biomaterials; Biotechnology; General Materials Science; General Chemistry
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/23521257
• Publisher URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/smll.201570027