Recent Progress of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials

@article{Zhang2019RecentPO,
  title={Recent Progress of In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy for Energy Materials},
  author={Chao Zhang and Konstantin L. Firestein and Joseph F. S. Fernando and Dumindu P. Siriwardena and Joel E. von Treifeldt and Dmitri V. Golberg},
  journal={Advanced Materials},
  year={2019},
  volume={32}
}
In situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is one of the most powerful approaches for revealing physical and chemical process dynamics at atomic resolutions. The most recent developments for in situ TEM techniques are summarized; in particular, how they enable visualization of various events, measure properties, and solve problems in the field of energy by revealing detailed mechanisms at the nanoscale. Related applications include rechargeable batteries such as Li‐ion, Na‐ion, Li–O2, Na–O2… 
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