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Conditional spinodal decomposition in Li-Mg anodes for lithium metal batteries
Leonardo Shoji Aota, Aubin Leray, Yuqi Liu +14
The development of batteries with high energy density, short charging times and use of sustainable materials is critical for decarbonization. Magnesium (Mg)-based anodes for lithiu…
Specimen preparation for atom probe tomography analysis of complex multifunctional nanoparticles and nanostructures: state-of-the-art and challenges
Varatharaja Nallathambi, Se-Ho Kim, Nikita Polin +4
Atom probe tomography (APT) provides the three-dimensional composition of materials at near-atomic length scales, achieving detection limits in the range of tens of atomic parts-pe…
Kinetically controlling surface atom arrangements in thermally robust, amorphous high-entropy alloy nanoparticles by solvent selection
Varatharaja Nallathambi, Se-Ho Kim, Baptiste Gault +3
The ability to tailor nanoscale surface atom arrangements through multi-elemental compositional control provides high-entropy nanoalloys with promising functional properties. Devel…
Electric Field-Induced Formation of a 2D Adatom Gas on Cryogenic Li Surfaces
Shyam Katnagallu, Huan Zhao, Se-Ho Kim +3
Intense electrostatic fields, such as those able to break bonds and cause field-ion emission, can fundamentally alter the behaviour of atoms at and on the surface. Using density fu…
Performance Evaluation of Deep,Near Ultraviolet Laser Assisted Atom Probes for a range of Material system
Chang-Gi Lee, Byeong-Gyu Chae, I-Jun Ro +6
Atom probe tomography (APT) enables near atomic scale three dimensional elemental mapping through the controlled field evaporation of surface atoms triggered by the combined applic…
Magnetocaloric effect of Fe47.5Ni37.5Mn15 bulk and nanoparticles: A cost-efficient alloy for room temperature magnetic refrigeration
Chang-Gi Lee, Varatharaja Nallathambi, TaeHyeok Kang +6
The development of magnetic refrigerators that operate at room temperature without the use of environmentally harmful substances represents a significant advancement in eco-friendl…
An atomic-scale view at Fe4N as hydrogen barrier material
Aleksander Albrecht, Sang Yoon Song, Chang-Gi Lee +9
Hydrogen, while a promising sustainable energy carrier, presents challenges such as the embrittlement of materials due to its ability to penetrate and weaken their crystal structur…
Understanding High Coercivity in ThMn12-Type Sm-Zr-Fe-Co-Ti Permanent Magnet Powders through Nanoscale Analysis
Nikita Polin, Alexander M. Gabay, Chaoya Han +6
ThMn12-type (Sm,Zr)1(Fe,Co,Ti)12 compounds show great potential for permanent magnets. Magnetically hard anisotropic powders prepared via reduction-diffusion exhibit a significant…
Grain boundaries control lithiation of solid solution substrates in lithium metal batteries
Leonardo Shoji Aota, Chanwon Jung, Siyuan Zhang +9
The development of sustainable transportation and communication systems requires an increase in both energy density and capacity retention of Li-batteries. Using substrates forming…
Mapping the path to Cryogenic Atom Probe Tomography Analysis of biomolecules
Eric V. Woods, Tim M. Schwarz, Mahander P. Singh +7
The understanding of protein structure, folding, and interaction with other proteins remains one of the grand challenges of modern biology. Tremendous progress has been made thanks…
Impurities, or dopants, that is the question
Baptiste Gault, Leonardo Shoji Aota, Mathias Krämer +1
The numerous stories around LK-99 as a possible room-temperature superconductor over the summer of 2023 epitomise that materials are more than a bulk crystallographic structure or…
Analysis of water ice in nanoporous copper needles using cryo atom probe tomography
Levi Tegg, Ingrid E. McCarroll, Se-Ho Kim +5
The application of atom probe tomography (APT) to frozen liquids is limited by difficulties in specimen preparation. Here, we report on the use of nanoporous Cu needles as a physic…
Understanding atom probe's analytical performance for iron oxides using correlation histograms and ab initio calculations
Se-Ho Kim, Shalini Bhatt, Daniel K. Schreiber +4
Field evaporation from ionic or covalently bonded materials often leads to the emission of molecular ions. The metastability of these molecular ions, particularly under the influen…
Facilitating Atom Probe Tomography of 2D MXene Films by In Situ Sputtering
Mathias Krämer, Bar Favelukis, Maxim Sokol +4
2D materials are emerging as promising nanomaterials for applications in energy storage and catalysis. In the wet chemical synthesis of MXenes, these 2D transition metal carbides a…
Nanoporous gold thin films as substrates to analyze liquids by cryo-atom probe tomography
E. V. Woods, A. Saksena, A. A. El-Zoka +7
Cryogenic atom probe tomography (cryo-APT) is being developed to enable nanoscale compositional analyses of frozen liquids. Yet, the availability of readily available substrates th…
Facilitating the systematic nanoscale study of battery materials by atom probe tomography through in-situ metal coating
Mahander P Singh, Eric V Woods, Se Ho Kim +3
Through its capability for 3D mapping of Li at the nanoscale, atom probe tomography (APT) is poised to play a key role in understanding the microstructural degradation of lithium-i…
In-situ metallic coating of atom probe specimen for enhanced yield, performance, and increased field-of-view
Tim M. Schwarz, Eric Woods, Mahander P. Singh +7
Atom probe tomography requires needle-shaped specimens with a diameter typically below 100 nm, making them both very fragile and reactive, and defects (notches at grain boundaries…
Scalable Substrate Development for Aqueous Biological Samples for Atom Probe Tomography
Eric V. Woods, Se-Ho Kim, Ayman A. El-Zoka +2
Reliable and consistent preparation of atom probe tomography (APT) specimens from aqueous and hydrated biological specimens remains a significant challenge. One particularly diffic…
Near-Atomic Scale Perspective on the Oxidation of TiCT MXenes: Insights from Atom Probe Tomography
Mathias Krämer, Bar Favelukis, Ayman A. El-Zoka +5
MXenes are a family of 2D transition metal carbides and nitrides with remarkable properties and great potential for energy storage and catalysis applications. However, their oxidat…
A versatile and reproducible cryo-sample preparation methodology for atom probe studies
Eric V. Woods, Mahander P. Singh, Se-Ho Kim +5
Repeatable and reliable site-specific preparation of specimens for atom probe tomography (APT) at cryogenic temperatures has proven challenging. A generalized workflow is required…
Exploring the Surface Segregation of Rh Dopant in PtNi Nanoparticles through Atom Probe Tomography Analysis
Se-Ho Kim, Hosun Jun, Kyuseon Jang +3
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells hold promise as energy conversion devices for hydrogen-based power generation and storage. However, the slow kinetics of the oxygen reduction at…
Revealing compositional evolution of PdAu electrocatalyst by atom probe tomography
Leonardo Shoji Aota, Se-Ho Kim, Chanwon Jung +2
Pd-based electro-catalysts are a key component to improve the methanol oxidation reaction (MOR) kinetics from alcohol fuel cells. However, the performance of such catalysts is degr…
Atom probe analysis of BaTiO3 enabled by metallic shielding
Se-Ho Kim, Kihyun Shin, Xuyang Zhou +6
Atom probe tomography has been raising in prominence as a microscopy and microanalysis technique to gain sub-nanoscale information from technologically-relevant materials. However,…
The fate of water in hydrogen-based iron oxide reduction
Ayman A. El-Zoka, Leigh T. Stephenson, Se-Ho Kim +2
Gas-solid reactions are cornerstones of many catalytic and redox processes that will underpin the energy and sustainability transition. The specific case of hydrogen-based iron oxi…