Ihli, J, Green, DC orcid.org/0000-0002-0578-2369, Lynch, C et al. (6 more authors) (2019) Super‐Resolution Microscopy Reveals Shape and Distribution of Dislocations in Single‐Crystal Nanocomposites. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58 (48). pp. 17328-17334. ISSN 1433-7851
Abstract
With their potential to offer new properties, single crystals containing nanoparticles provide an attractive class of nanocomposite materials. However, to fully profit from these, it is essential that we can characterise their 3D structures, identifying the locations of individual nanoparticles, and the defects present within the host crystals. Using calcite crystals containing quantum dots as a model system, we here use 3D stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) to locate the positions of the nanoparticles within the host crystal. The nanoparticles are shown to preferentially associate with dislocations in a manner previously recognised for atomic impurities, rendering these defects visible by STORM. Our images also demonstrate that the types of dislocations formed at the crystal/substrate interface vary according to the nucleation face, and dislocation loops are observed that have entirely different geometries to classic misfit dislocations. This approach offers a rapid, easily accessed, and non‐destructive method for visualising the dislocations present within crystals, and gives insight into the mechanisms by which additives become occluded within crystals.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Ihli, J, Green, DC, Lynch, C et al. (6 more authors) (2019) Super‐Resolution Microscopy Reveals Shape and Distribution of Dislocations in Single‐Crystal Nanocomposites. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. ISSN 1433-7851, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201905293. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. |
Keywords: | calcium carbonate; crystal growth; dislocation; nanostructure; STORM |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Chemistry (Leeds) > Inorganic Chemistry (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2019 14:00 |
Last Modified: | 08 Oct 2020 00:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/anie.201905293 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:151557 |