Windows of Opportunity: A New Platform to Understand Structure-Property Relationships in Nanotechnology

摘要

Excitement about nanotechnology derives from unique size/structure dependent properties of nanoscale materials. Methods to prepare a wide range of materials and structures are now available, but a limited fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships remains a significant challenge for the design of useful new nanoscale materials, assemblies, and devices. In order to address this challenge, improved characterization platforms that can provide much richer information in terms of direct correlation of these relationships are required. In this paper we present a revolutionary new window of opportunity for nanostructure visualization and characterization in the form of advanced TEM grids that accommodate a wide range of characterization methods on the same sample.