Publication
Title
Three-dimensional elemental mapping at the atomic scale in bimetallic nanocrystals
Author
Abstract
A thorough understanding of the three-dimensional (3D) atomic structure and composition of coreshell nanostructures is indispensable to obtain a deeper insight on their physical behavior. Such 3D information can be reconstructed from two-dimensional (2D) projection images using electron tomography. Recently, different electron tomography techniques have enabled the 3D characterization of a variety of nanostructures down to the atomic level. However, these methods have all focused on the investigation of nanomaterials containing only one type of chemical element. Here, we combine statistical parameter estimation theory with compressive sensing based tomography to determine the positions and atom type of each atom in heteronanostructures. The approach is applied here to investigate the interface in coreshell Au@Ag nanorods but it is of great interest in the investigation of a broad range of nanostructures.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Nano letters / American Chemical Society. - Washington
Publication
Washington : 2013
ISSN
1530-6984
DOI
10.1021/NL401945B
Volume/pages
13 :9 (2013) , p. 4236-4241
ISI
000330158900043
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Faculty/Department
Research group
Project info
European Soft Matter Infrastructure (ESMI).
Counting Atoms in Nanomaterials (COUNTATOMS).
ESTEEM 2 - Enabling science and technology through European electron microscopy.
PLASMAQUO: Development of plasmonic quorum sensors for understanding bacterial-eukaryotic cell relations
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
External links
Web of Science
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Creation 19.09.2013
Last edited 09.10.2023
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