Carbon nanofiber growth rates on NiCu catalysts: quantitative coupling of macroscopic and nanoscale in situ studies

Tuesday publication update! In this newest research written by @TomWelling, the #AtmosphereAX system was used to track carbon nanofiber growth from NiCu-catalyzed methane decomposition under true working conditions. By directly comparing real-time overall carbon growth rates in a reactor (measured gravimetrically) with nanometer-scale carbon growth observations (by electron microscopy), the ex-situ and in-situ results can … Read More

Direct observation of Ni nanoparticle growth in carbon-supported nickel under carbon dioxide hydrogenation atmosphere

Tuesday publication update! In this latest research by the group of @Petra de Jongh, and written by @Nienke Visser, the #Atmosphere system was used to investigate supported metal catalysts, aiming to unlock the secrets of nanoparticle growth and enhance their longevity. ️ Using in situ gas-phase transmission electron microscopy, the group achieved real-time visualization of … Read More

In situ atomic-scale observation of oxygen-driven core-shell formation in Pt3Co nanoparticles

Tuesday publication update! Oxygen reduction reactions are of particular interest in research to fuel cell cathodes. In this paper, the catalytic performance of platinum alloy nanoparticles is investigated using the #AtmosphereAX system at atomic resultion in an electron microscope. Initial segregation of a thin platinum, rather than cobalt oxide, surface layer is observed while the … Read More

Visualizing the flexibility of RHO nanozeolite: experiment and modeling

Tuesday publication update! In this exciting new publication from the Universitée de Rouen Normandie the authors are looking at zeolite particle reformation under atmosphere. Addition of CO2 and various temperatures changes the response of the nanocrystals. Moreover, EDS analysis was performed to observe how the CO2 interactions with the crystals. The combination of experimental work … Read More

Degratation Mechanisms of Supported Pt Nanocatalysts in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: An Operando Study through Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

In this publication, the authors have researched a typical platinum fuel cell at nanometer scale, using the #PoseidonAX system with electrochemistry. The 3 nm platinum on carbon particles were observed after a large amount of CV cycles in which the particles grew over time. The growth was followed using in situ liquid phase electron microscopy. … Read More

Attachment of iron oxide nanoparticles to carbon nanofibers studies by in situ liquid phase transmission electron microscopy

In this publication from the #UniversityUtrecht and #UniversitéeParisCité the authors have looked at the fabrication of Fischer-Tropsch catalysts using the #PoseidonAX system. Iron oxide nanoparticles were flown through the tubings of the liquid cell holder and then subsequently attached to carbon nanofibers. The differences between oxidized and pristine carbon nanofibers was investigated, and it was … Read More

Formation mechanism of high-index faceted Pt-Bi alloy nanoparticles by evaporation induced growth from metal salts

Tuesday publication update! Are you interested in doing catalysis in which you can actually see your reaction happening on the nanoscale? Researchers at the Northwestern University have recently published in Nature Communications using the Atmosphere AX system, including our machine vision software AXON. They looked at the coalescence and growth of these high-index-facet Pt-Bi nanoparticles … Read More

In Situ STEM Study on the Morphological Evolution of Copper-Based Nanoparticles During High-Tempearture Redox Reactions

  Tuesday publication update! In this publication, the group of @Ovidiu Ersen has worked hard in observing copper-based nanoparticles for catalysis using the #Atmosphere gas cell holder. Even though copper nanoparticles are used broadly in industrial applications, the fundamental understanding of oxidation and reduction of these nanoparticles is still a matter of debate. The goal … Read More

A Single-Pt-Atom-on-Ru-Nanoparticle Electrocatalyst for CO-resilient Methanol Oxidation

Sit down and enjoy reading a new publication on a Tuesday! Single Pt atom catalysts are key targets because a high exposure of Pt substantially enhances electrocatalytic activity. In this paper the authors of #UniversityofNewSouthWales used the #ProtochipsAduro holder to intiate a heating experiment on single Pt atom catalysts. Using an environmental transmission electron microscope … Read More

New Successfull Atmosphere AX Installation in Guangzhou!

New Installation alert!️ Thrilled to share that a new Atmosphere gas cell in situ TEM system with AXON Synchronicity was installed at the Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion last month! Special thank you to our service engineer @Tenet for leading this effort! Looking forward to witnessing great scientific discoveries at GIES!️ #GIES #Protochips #Atmosphere #gascell