Atomic-Scale Imaging of Transformation of Nickel Nanocrystals to Nickel Carbides in Real Time
(2025)
Journal Article
Yan, P., Zhang, D., Zhang, W., Sun, K., Jin, M., Chamberlain, T., Khlobystov, A. N., Kaiser, U., Hu, Y., & Cao, K. (2025). Atomic-Scale Imaging of Transformation of Nickel Nanocrystals to Nickel Carbides in Real Time. ACS Nano, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c06292
Transition of metal-to-metal carbide plays a key role in heterogeneous catalysis. We confined nickel nanocrystals in single-walled carbon nanotubes, stimulated delivery of carbon atoms by the 80 keV electron beam, and imaged the entire carbonization... Read More about Atomic-Scale Imaging of Transformation of Nickel Nanocrystals to Nickel Carbides in Real Time.