Measurement of vibrational spectrum of liquid using monochromated scanning transmission electron microscopy-electron energy loss spectroscopy

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作者
Miyata, Tomohiro [1 ]
Fukuyama, Mao [2 ]
Hibara, Akihide [2 ]
Okunishi, Eiji [3 ]
Mukai, Masaki [3 ]
Mizoguchi, Teruyasu [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Inst Ind Sci, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1538505, Japan
[2] Tokyo Inst Technol, Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Dept Chem, Meguro Ku, Tokyo 1528550, Japan
[3] JEOL Ltd, Akishima, Tokyo 1968558, Japan
关键词
EELS; molecular vibration; liquid; low loss; ionic liquid; first-principles calculation; HYDROGEN; GROWTH; FILMS;
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10.1093/jmicro/dfu023
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TH742 [显微镜];
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摘要
Investigations on the dynamic behavior of molecules in liquids at high spatial resolution are greatly desired because localized regions, such as solid-liquid interfaces or sites of reacting molecules, have assumed increasing importance with respect to improving material performance. In application to liquids, electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) observed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is a promising analytical technique with the appropriate resolutions. In this study, we obtained EELS spectra from an ionic liquid, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis (trifluoromethyl-sulfonyl) imide (C(2)mim-TFSI), chosen as the sampled liquid, using monochromated scanning TEM (STEM). The molecular vibrational spectrum and the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO)lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO) gap of the liquid were investigated. The HOMO-LUMO gapmeasurement coincided with that obtained from the ultraviolet-visible spectrum. A shoulder in the spectrum observed similar to 0.4 eV is believed to originate from the molecular vibration. From a separately performed infrared observation and first-principles calculations, we found that this shoulder coincided with the vibrational peak attributed to the C-H stretching vibration of the [C(2)mim(+)] cation. This study demonstrates that a vibrational peak for a liquid can be observed using monochromated STEM-EELS, and leads one to expect observations of chemical reactions or aids in the analysis of the dynamic behavior of molecules in liquid.
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页数:6
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