IN-SITU TEM General Scope of the Book and Review of the Chapters Why in-situ TEM? TEM Overview TEM/STEM-Based Characterization Techniques Other Techniques Introduction to Different Stimuli Used for In situ TEM
EXPERIMENT DESIGN PHILOSOPHY General Aspects Choice of Technique and the Microscope TEM Holder Design and Selection Specimen Design and Preparation Guidelines for Experimental Setup Practical Example of Designing In-situ TEM Experiments Applications to Quantitative Data
IN-SITU HEATING History Currently Available Heating Holders Experimental Considerations Select Applications Limiations and Possibilities
IN SITU CRYO-TEM Historical Perspective Specimen Holder Design and Function Specimen Design and Preparation Practical Aspects of Performing Cryogenic Cooling Some Noteworthy Applications
DESIGNING LIQUID AND GAS CELL HOLDERS Historical Perspective Design Philosophy Windows Microfabricated Window-Cell (Microchips) Examples of Modified Window Holders
IN SITU SOLID-LIQUID INTERACTIONS Historical Perspective Holder Design and Selection Specimen Design and Preparation Data Acquisition Practical Challenges Select Examples of Applications
IN-SITU GAS-SOLID INTERACTIONS Historical Perspective Current Strategies Gas Manifold Design and Construction Practical Aspects of Performi Experiment in Gas Environments Select Examples of Applications Review of Benefits and Limitations
MULTIMODAL AND CORRELATIVE MICROSCOPY Multimodal TEM Correlative Approaches
DATA PROCESSING AND MACHINE LEARNING History of Image Simulation and Processing Current Status Data Management Data Processing and Machine Learning (ML) Select Applications Future Needs Limitations
FUTURE VISION Historical Aspects Current Status Technical Challenges Developing Relevant Strategies
A comprehensive guide to planning and performing in situ TEM measurements that explains the basic principles and current approaches for in situ/operando measurements of material morphology, structure and chemical changes under different kinds of stimuli. Written for practitioners, it addresses experimental limitations and shows how to overcome them, explains how work with and enhance commercially available equipment, and discusses future perspectives in the field. Throughout, the reader will find practical advice and hands-on knowledge from the author's life-long efforts in extending the boundaries of this novel technology.
Renu Sharma received a B.S. and B.Ed. in Physics and Chemistry from Panjab University, India, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Solid State Chemistry from the University of Stockholm, Sweden. She is currently a NIST Emeritus Fellow after working there as a project leader from 2009 to 2019. She came to NIST from Arizona State University (ASU), where she began as a Faculty Research Associate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Center for Solid State Science, served as a Senior Research Scientist in the LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science and as an affiliated faculty member of the School of Materials and Department of Chemical Engineering. Dr. Sharma is one of the pioneers in the development of environment cell scanning/transmission electron microscopy (E(S)TEM), combining atomic-scale resolution with dynamic chemical analysis of gas-solid reactions. She has applied this powerful technique to characterize atomic-scale mechanisms underlying the synthesis and reactivity of nanoparticles (including catalysts), nanotubes, nanowires, inorganic solids, ceramics, semiconductors, and superconductor materials. She has over 180 publications to her name.
