Observation of formation and local structures of metal-organic layers via complementary electron microscopy techniques

Xinxing Peng; Philipp M. Pelz; Qiubo Zhang; Peican Chen; Lingyun Cao; Yaqian Zhang; Hong-Gang Liao; Haimei Zheng; Cheng Wang; Shi-Gang Sun; Mary C. Scott

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-32330-z

Nature Communications (Sep 2022)

Observation of formation and local structures of metal-organic layers via complementary electron microscopy techniques

Xinxing Peng,
Philipp M. Pelz,
Qiubo Zhang,
Peican Chen,
Lingyun Cao,
Yaqian Zhang,
Hong-Gang Liao,
Haimei Zheng,
Cheng Wang,
Shi-Gang Sun,
Mary C. Scott

Affiliations

Xinxing Peng: National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Philipp M. Pelz: National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Qiubo Zhang: Materials Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Peican Chen: State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Lingyun Cao: State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Yaqian Zhang: National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hong-Gang Liao: State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Haimei Zheng: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California
Cheng Wang: State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Shi-Gang Sun: State Key Lab of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University
Mary C. Scott: National Center for Electron Microscopy, Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32330-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Obtaining information about the structure of metal-organic layers (MOLs) using standard electron microscopy methods is challenging due to damage under electron beam irradiation. Here, the authors reveal a multistep formation process of MOLs and identify missing clusters, dislocations, loop and flat surface terminations and ligand connector of MOLs via complementary electron microscopy techniques.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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