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ArticleSmall methods2025

In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy of Electrocatalyst Materials: Proposed Workflows, Technical Advances, Challenges, and Lessons Learned.

Ahmed M Abdellah, Kholoud E Salem, Liza-Anastasia DiCecco, Fatma Ismail, Amirhossein Rakhsha, Kathryn Grandfield, Drew Higgins

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Article in Small methods, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ahmed M AbdellahDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.
Kholoud E SalemDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.
Liza-Anastasia DiCeccoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Fatma IsmailDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.
Amirhossein RakhshaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.
Kathryn GrandfieldDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
Drew HigginsDepartment of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L7, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0585-2670

Funding

Banting Postdoctoral FellowshipCanadian Centre for Electron MicroscopyMcMaster University's Department of Chemical EngineeringNational Research Council of Canada's Materials for Clean Fuels Challenge programNatural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Alliance ProgramTotalEnergies S.A.Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In situ electrochemical liquid phase transmission electron microscopy (LP-TEM) measurements utilize micro-chip three-electrode cells with electron transparent silicon nitride windows that confine the liquid electrolyte. By imaging electrocatalysts deposited on micro-patterned electrodes, LP-TEM provides insight into morphological, phase structure, and compositional changes within electrocatalyst materials under electrochemical reaction conditions, which have practical implications on activity, selectivity, and durability. Despite LP-TEM capabilities becoming more accessible, in situ measurements under electrochemical reaction conditions remain non-trivial, with challenges including electron beam interactions with the electrolyte and electrode, the lack of well-defined experimental workflows, and difficulty interpreting particle behavior within a liquid. Herein a summary of the current state of LP-TEM technique capabilities alongside a discussion of the relevant experimental challenges researchers typically face, with a focus on in situ studies of electrochemical CO

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electrocatalysiselectrochemical CO2 conversionin situ characterizationin situ liquid‐phase transmission electron microscopyoperando characterizationworkflow

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PMID39707656
PMCPMC11740959

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