This book focuses on in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM), an investigatory technique used to observe a sample's response to a given stimulus (including electron irradiation, thermal excitation, mechanical force, optical excitation, electric and magnetic fields) at the nanoscale in real time. The book introduces readers to the technical strategy behind the in-situ technique and its developments. It reviews the research frontiers of using in-situ TEM in energy conversion and storage, catalysis, nanomaterials synthesis, nanoelectronics, etc. Furthermore, it discusses the future prospects for in-situ TEM. The book offers a valuable guide for all undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in TEM characterization technology. It also serves as a reference source on cutting-edge in-situ techniques for researchers and engineers.
Prof. Litao Sun received his Ph.D. from the Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2005. He worked as a research fellow at University of Mainz, Germany from 2005 to 2008, and a visiting professor at University of Strasbourg, France from 2009 to 2010. He joined Southeast University, Nanjing, China as a distinguished professor in 2008 and has been Vice President of Southeast University since 2021. His current research interests include in-situ experimentation inside electron microscopes, graphene and related 2D materials, visualized atomic-scale fabrication, etc. He has published over 200 papers on international journals including Science, Nature, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communications, etc. He is a founding chairman of IEEE Nanotechnology Council Nanjing Chapter, and the chair of Professional Committee of In-situ Microscopy and Vice President of Chinese Electron Microscopy Society. He received the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars in 2015 and was honored as the "Cheung Kong Scholar" Chair Professor in 2016. He won the "Nano Research 2021 Young Innovator Award" and was selected as a Highly cited researcher by Clarivate Analytics every year from 2018.
Dr. Tao Xu received his B.S. and Ph. D. in 2009 and 2016 from Southeast University, China. He was a visiting student researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 2014 to 2015. He was appointed to the faulty after graduating from the School of Electronic Science and Engineering, and promoted as associate research professor in 2019.His current research interests focus on nanoscale structural evolution of materials using in situ TEM, and the development of fabrication methodologies for nanoscale materials.
Dr. Ze Zhang received his Ph. D. in 1987 from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences and worked as a research professor from 1991 to 2003 in an Electron Microscopy Center of Chinese Academy of Science. He was a professor of Beijing University of Technology during 2003-2010, and has been a professor of Zhejiang University since 2010.His research interests focused on electron microscopy study of advanced materials. He was one of the earlier researchers worked on quasicrystals in 1980s. In recent years, Prof. Zhang together with his research team has developed an advanced microscopy technique, with which in-situ external field can be introduced into the microscope retaining the atomic resolution. They successfully apply this advanced technique on in-situ electron microstructure study of the size effects of structural materials, especially on abnormal elasticity and strength of Ni-, Fe-, Cu-, Au-, Zr-, and some alloys. Some new phenomena and laws are dug out with regard to the relation between special properties and structure evolution. Moreover, the mechanism of theunusual transformation in nano-scale for the classic metal materials is revealed. Based on these studies, he has published more than 350 papers on international peer reviewed journals.Prof. Dr. Zhang was elected as a member of Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2001. He has been serving as the chair of Academic Committee board of Zhejiang University since 2012. He is a chief scientist of national basic research program of China, former president of China Association for instrumental Analysis, and former president of Asia Pacific Electron Microscopy Association. He has won many honors include the State Natural Science Award, Ho Leung Ho Lee Award, etc.
孫立濤教授於2005年獲得中國科學院上海應用物理研究所的博士學位。他於2005年至2008年在德國美因茨大學擔任研究員,並於2009年至2010年在法國斯特拉斯堡大學擔任訪問教授。2008年,他加入中國南京的東南大學擔任特聘教授,並自2021年起擔任東南大學副校長。他目前的研究興趣包括電子顯微鏡內的原位實驗、石墨烯及相關的二維材料、可視化原子級製造等。他在《Science》、《Nature》、《Nature Materials》、《Nature Nanotechnology》、《Nature Communications》等國際期刊上發表了超過200篇論文。他是IEEE奈米技術委員會南京分會的創始主席,並擔任原位顯微鏡專業委員會的主席及中國電子顯微學會的副會長。他於2015年獲得國家優秀青年科學基金,並於2016年被授予「長江學者」特聘教授。他獲得了「Nano Research 2021年青年創新者獎」,並自2018年起每年被Clarivate Analytics評選為高被引研究者。
徐濤博士於2009年和2016年分別獲得中國東南大學的學士和博士學位。他於2014年至2015年在洛倫斯伯克利國家實驗室擔任訪問學生研究員。畢業後,他被任命為電子科學與工程學院的教職員,並於2019年晉升為副研究教授。他目前的研究興趣集中在使用原位透射電子顯微鏡(TEM)研究材料的納米結構演變,以及納米材料的製造方法開發。
張澤博士於1987年獲得中國科學院金屬研究所的博士學位,並於1991年至2003年在中國科學院電子顯微鏡中心擔任研究教授。他於2003年至2010年擔任北京工業大學教授,自2010年以來一直擔任浙江大學教授。他的研究興趣集中在先進材料的電子顯微鏡研究上。他是1980年代早期研究準晶體的研究者之一。近年來,張教授及其研究團隊開發了一種先進的顯微技術,該技術能在保持原子分辨率的情況下,將原位外部場引入顯微鏡中。他們成功地將這一先進技術應用於結構材料的原位電子微觀結構研究,特別是在Ni、Fe、Cu、Au、Zr及某些合金的異常彈性和強度方面。關於特殊性質與結構演變之間的關係,他們挖掘出了一些新的現象和規律。此外,經典金屬材料在納米尺度上異常轉變的機制也得以揭示。基於這些研究,他在國際同行評審期刊上發表了超過350篇論文。張教授於2001年當選為中國科學院院士,自2012年以來擔任浙江大學學術委員會主席。他是中國國家基礎研究計劃的首席科學家,曾任中國儀器分析協會會長及亞太電子顯微學會會長。他獲得了包括國家自然科學獎、何梁何利獎等多項榮譽。