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Abstract

The world of nanomaterials has become the real world for most applications in the area of nanotechnology. As postsynthesis handling of materials at the nanoscale level is impractical, nanomaterials must be synthesized directly as part of a device or circuit. The demands of nanotechnology have led to modifications in the design of transmission electron microscopes (TEMs) that enable in situ synthesis and characterization simultaneously. The environmental TEM (ETEM) is one such modified instrument that has often been used to follow gas–solid and/or liquid–solid interactions at elevated temperatures. Although the history and development of the ETEM, also called the controlled atmosphere or environmental cell TEM, is as old as transmission electron microscopy itself, developments in the design of medium-voltage TEMs have succeeded in bringing resolutions down to the subnanometer level. A modern ETEM equipped with a field-emission gun, energy filter or electron energy-loss spectrometer, scanning transmission electron microscopy coils, and bright-field and dark-field detectors can be a versatile tool for understanding chemical processes at the nanometer level. This article reviews the design and operations of a dedicated ETEM. Its applications range from the in situ characterization of reaction steps, such as oxidation-reduction and hydroxylation, to the in situ synthesis of nanomaterials, such as quantum dots and carbon nanotubes. Some examples of the current and the future applications for the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials are also discussed.

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Sharma, R. (2005). An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for in situ Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials. Journal of Materials Research, 20(7), 1695–1707.

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  1. Renu Sharma (first)
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Created 20 years, 1 month ago (July 12, 2005, 2:54 p.m.)
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Indexed 28 minutes ago (Aug. 31, 2025, 5:32 a.m.)
Issued 20 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 2005)
Published 20 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 2005)
Published Online 20 years, 1 month ago (July 1, 2005)
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@article{Sharma_2005, title={An Environmental Transmission Electron Microscope for in situ Synthesis and Characterization of Nanomaterials}, volume={20}, ISSN={2044-5326}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2005.0241}, DOI={10.1557/jmr.2005.0241}, number={7}, journal={Journal of Materials Research}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Sharma, Renu}, year={2005}, month=jul, pages={1695–1707} }