Aberration-corrected Z-contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy of CdSe nanocrystals

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作者：

McBride, JR

Kippeny, TC

Pennycook, SJ

Rosenthal, SJ

机构：

[1] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Condensed Matter Sci Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA

[2] Vanderbilt Univ, Dept Chem, Nashville, TN 37235 USA

来源：

NANO LETTERS | 2004年 / 4卷 / 07期

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D O I：

10.1021/nl049406q

中图分类号：

O6 [化学];

学科分类号：

0703 ;

摘要：

Aberration-corrected atomic number contrast scanning transmission electron microscopy (Z-STEM) was used to study CdSe nanocrystals prepared using different surfactants. With an optimal probe size of 0.8 Angstrom, unprecedentedly detailed images of the nanocrystal's lattice structure and surface morphology were obtained. This level of detail is important for the characterization of nanomaterials because of the high sensitivity of the nanocrystal's properties to minute changes in structure. As an example of the power of this technique, a sample of CdSe nanocrystals prepared using trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO) as the surfactant was compared to a sample of CdSe prepared using a mixture of TOPO and hexadecylamine (HDA). Z-STEM reveals striking differences in nanocrystal morphology as the result of the addition of HDA.

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