Status and direction of atom probe analysis of frozen liquids
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Journal Article
Abstract
Imaging of liquids and cryogenic biological materials by electron microscopy has been recently enabled by innovative approaches for specimen preparation and the fast development of optimized instruments for cryo-enabled electron microscopy (cryo-EM). Yet, cryo-EM typically lacks advanced analytical capabilities, in particular for light elements. With the development of protocols for frozen wet specimen preparation, atom probe tomography (APT) could advantageously complement insights gained by cryo-EM. Here, we report on different approaches that have been recently proposed to enable the analysis of relatively large volumes of frozen liquids from either a flat substrate or the fractured surface of a wire. Both allowed for analyzing water ice layers which are several micrometers thick consisting of pure water, pure heavy water, and aqueous solutions. We discuss the merits of both approaches and prospects for further developments in this area. Preliminary results raise numerous questions, in part concerning the physics underpinning field evaporation. We discuss these aspects and lay out some of the challenges regarding the APT analysis of frozen liquids.
Date Issued
2022-08-01
Date Acceptance
2021-12-27
Citation
Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2022, 28 (4), pp.1150-1167
ISSN
1083-0375
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Start Page
1150
End Page
1167
Journal / Book Title
Microscopy and Microanalysis
Volume
28
Issue
4
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Microscopy Society of America. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the
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Subjects
cryo-APT
cryo-transfer
ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY
field evaporation
FIELD EVAPORATION BEHAVIOR
FOCUSED-ION-BEAM
ICE
Materials Science
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Microscopy
NANOPOROUS GOLD
plasma-FIB
Science & Technology
SPECIMEN
Technology
TEMPERATURE
TOMOGRAPHY
TRANSMISSION
WATER
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-08-01