Fabrication of liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy of electrochemical processes

Ruijie Yang, Liang Mei, Yingying Fan, Qingyong Zhang, Hong-Gang Liao, Juan Yang, Ju Li, Zhiyuan Zeng

Published: 2022-11-03 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00762-y

nanofabrication

in situ TEM

liquid cell

electrochemical processes

high-resolution probing

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Fundamentally understanding the complex electrochemical reactions that are associated with energy devices (e.g., rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and electrolyzers) has attracted worldwide attention. In situ liquid cell transmission electron microscopy
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