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ArticleMicroscopy (Oxford, England)2026

Analysis of photo-functional materials using momentum-resolved EELS.

Yohei K Sato

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Article in Microscopy (Oxford, England), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Yohei K SatoInstitute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aobaku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8577, Japan.

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Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research for Young Scientists 17K14075
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Momentum transfer (q)-resolved electron energy-loss spectroscopy (q-EELS) is a powerful tool for analyzing photo-functional materials. The technique's application has been demonstrated in several recent studies. This study first investigated the anisotropic plasmon oscillations in Cs-doped hexagonal WO3, a near-infrared (NIR) shielding material, to understand the origin of its highly efficient light-scattering properties. This revealed how plasmon energies differ along different crystallographic directions, contributing to the broad NIR absorption capabilities of the material. Second, the study measured the q dispersion of carrier plasmons and thus quantified interactions (exchange-correlation effect) between carrier electrons in LaB6 crystals, another NIR shielding filter. This analysis provides critical insights into many-body effects not captured by the ideal free-electron gas model. Finally, the spatial spread sizes of excitons in anatase TiO2 were determined, establishing a correlation between the exciton size and the anisotropic photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO2. Collectively, this research demonstrates that q-EELS provides unique, q-dependent information on electronic excitations, deepening our understanding of the properties governing the performance of advanced materials.

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anisotropic optical propertyelectron energy-loss spectroscopyexchange–correlation effectlocal field correctionnear-infrared light scatteringphotocatalysis

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PMID41688892
PMCPMC13069902

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