In situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy of photocatalytic reactions by excited electrons in ionic liquid

Kenta Yoshida; Tsutomu Nozaki; Tsukasa Hirayama; Nobuo Tanaka

doi:10.1093/jmicro/dfm021

In situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy of photocatalytic reactions by excited electrons in ionic liquid

Kenta Yoshida, Tsutomu Nozaki, Tsukasa Hirayama, Nobuo Tanaka

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A transmission electron microscope (TEM) sample for observing photocatalysis in a liquid was prepared by using N,N,N-trimetyl-N- propylammonium-bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide. The ionic liquid (IL) was used as a reaction solvent. Tetrachloroauric acid was dissolved in the IL as gold ion species. Rutile particles were added in the solution as a photocatalyst. The low vapor pressure of the IL enables a diffusing system in high vacuum of TEM. Rutile particles were UV irradiated in that liquid phase. After 3 h UV irradiation, a gold particle of 8 nm diameter was grown on the TiO₂ surface. Photonucleation of Au/TiO₂ system was discussed from the high-resolution TEM images.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	177-180
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Electron Microscopy
Volume	56
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jmicro/dfm021
Publication status	Published - 2007 Oct 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

In-situ
Ionic liquid
Photocatalyst
TEM

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In situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy of photocatalytic reactions by excited electrons in ionic liquid

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