TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent progress in scanning electron microscopy for the characterization of fine structural details of nano materials
AU - Suga, Mitsuo
AU - Asahina, Shunsuke
AU - Sakuda, Yusuke
AU - Kazumori, Hiroyoshi
AU - Nishiyama, Hidetoshi
AU - Nokuo, Takeshi
AU - Alfredsson, Viveka
AU - Kjellman, Tomas
AU - Stevens, Sam M.
AU - Cho, Hae Sung
AU - Cho, Minhyung
AU - Han, Lu
AU - Che, Shunai
AU - Anderson, Michael W.
AU - Schueth, Ferdi
AU - Deng, Hexiang
AU - Yaghi, Omar M.
AU - Liu, Zheng
AU - Jeong, Hu Young
AU - Stein, Andreas
AU - Sakamoto, Kazuyuki
AU - Ryoo, Ryong
AU - Terasaki, Osamu
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Research concerning nano-materials (metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, mesoporous silicas, etc.) and the nano-scale, including potential barriers for the particulates to diffusion to/from is of increasing importance to the understanding of the catalytic utility of porous materials when combined with any potential super structures (such as hierarchically porous materials). However, it is difficult to characterize the structure of for example MOFs via X-ray powder diffraction because of the serious overlapping of re- flections caused by their large unit cells, and it is also difficult to directly observe the opening of surface pores using ordinary methods. Electron-microscopic methods including high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) have therefore become imperative for the above challenges. Here, we present the theory and practical application of recent advances such as through-the-lens detection systems, which permit a reduced landing energy and the selection of high-resolution, topographically specific emitted electrons, even from electrically insulating nano-materials.
AB - Research concerning nano-materials (metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), zeolites, mesoporous silicas, etc.) and the nano-scale, including potential barriers for the particulates to diffusion to/from is of increasing importance to the understanding of the catalytic utility of porous materials when combined with any potential super structures (such as hierarchically porous materials). However, it is difficult to characterize the structure of for example MOFs via X-ray powder diffraction because of the serious overlapping of re- flections caused by their large unit cells, and it is also difficult to directly observe the opening of surface pores using ordinary methods. Electron-microscopic methods including high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) have therefore become imperative for the above challenges. Here, we present the theory and practical application of recent advances such as through-the-lens detection systems, which permit a reduced landing energy and the selection of high-resolution, topographically specific emitted electrons, even from electrically insulating nano-materials.
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
KW - Through-the-lens detection system
KW - Nano-materials
KW - Atmospheric SEM
KW - Metal-organic frameworks
KW - Mesoporous
KW - materials
U2 - 10.1016/j.progsolidstchem.2014.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.progsolidstchem.2014.02.001
M3 - Review article
SN - 1873-1643
VL - 42
SP - 1
EP - 21
JO - Progress in Solid State Chemistry
JF - Progress in Solid State Chemistry
IS - 1-2
ER -