{"id":4040,"date":"2023-09-12T12:54:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T12:54:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/techniques-and-equipment\/tem-microscopy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:32:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:32:59","slug":"tem-microscopy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/en\/techniques-and-equipment\/tem-microscopy\/","title":{"rendered":"TEM microscopy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4040\" class=\"elementor elementor-4040 elementor-587\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7be2cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7be2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70dff61\" data-id=\"70dff61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7deb96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"d7deb96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p id=\"breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/en\/home\/\">Home<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1267f4e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1267f4e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a14af36\" data-id=\"a14af36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2afb61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2afb61\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea849c8\" data-id=\"ea849c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d24c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5d24c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Transmission Electron Microscopy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7a63e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7a63e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and related techniques enable the<strong>imaging (2D or 3D) <\/strong>and atomic-scale<strong>structural and chemical analysis <\/strong>of very thin samples.<\/p><p>Where an optical microscope uses a beam of light and glass lenses, electron microscopes use<strong>a beam of electrons<\/strong> and <strong>magnetic lenses<\/strong>. The much shorter wavelength of electrons enables electron microscopes to offer far greater resolution. <\/p><p>In transmission electron microscopy, the electron beam passes through the sample at high speed. The interaction between the electrons and the sample produces radiation that is transcribed into an image that can be viewed on a screen. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1289798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"1289798\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-310327a\" data-id=\"310327a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/cropped-favicon-32x32.png 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5e6f8c elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5e6f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MET microscopy equipment<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edeb90b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Nant&#8217;Themis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3858b8c elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"3858b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/techniques-equipements\/rmn-du-solide\/nantthemis\/\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f950e77\" data-id=\"f950e77\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c37b52 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8c37b52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea906b elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0ea906b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Contact and prices<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c1250 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03c1250\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For access to MET microscopy equipment and prices, please contact us by email :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d12cc0 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0d12cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"mailto:met-plassmat@cnrs-imn.fr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">met-plassmat@cnrs-imn.fr<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c6530 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"89c6530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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battery materials. 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This is a real technological breakthrough in the world of microscopy, opening up new prospects for knowledge and innovation.&#8221;<\/p><p><b>Philippe Moreau<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da79f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9da79f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/mediaserver.univ-nantes.fr\/permalink\/v1261a0a351cdq4z3kc5\/iframe\/#start=24\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8314c51 elementor-align-center elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8314c51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paysdelaloire.fr\/mon-conseil-regional\/toute-lactu-de-ma-region\/les-actualites\/un-microscope-electronique-unique-en-france-linstitut-des-materiaux-jean-rouxel\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read full article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2afff59 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2afff59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-947daaa elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"947daaa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-edbf4a2\" data-id=\"edbf4a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d993c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d993c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To accelerate the use of electric vehicles, it is essential that batteries can be recharged in a matter of minutes with no loss of capacity. One solution is to replace the negative graphite electrodes used in Li-ion batteries with materials based on transition metal oxides. <\/p><p>In this study, the hexagonal tungsten bronze Cs0<sub>.5Nb2<\/sub><sub>.5W2<\/sub><sub>.<\/sub><sub>5O14 <\/sub>and its protonated derivative were characterized by TEM. High-resolution STEM images and associated atomic-scale mappings revealed that : <\/p><ol><li>half of the Cs cations are extracted from the Cs0<sub>.5Nb2<\/sub><sub>.5W2<\/sub><sub>.<\/sub><sub>5O14<\/sub> structure, mainly in the heptagonal channels, to form the compound H0<sub>.25Cs0<\/sub><sub>.25Nb2<\/sub><sub>.5W2<\/sub><sub>.<\/sub><sub>5O14<\/sub><\/li><li>This translates macroscopically into a higher specific capacity of the protonated material compared to its equivalent prior to ion exchange.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b216c elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f9b216c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/10.1021\/acs.chemmater.2c03797\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the publication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6e1961f\" data-id=\"6e1961f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4bb60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b4bb60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"TEM characterization of hexagonal tungsten bronze Cs0.5Nb2.5W2.5O14 and its protonated derivative\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzYwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3BsYXNzbWF0LmNucnMtaW1uLmZyXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8xMFwvZXhlbXBsZV9tZXRfY29tLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1116\" height=\"1122\" src=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3604\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com.png 1116w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com-298x300.png 298w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com-1019x1024.png 1019w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/plassmat.cnrs-imn.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/exemple_met_com-768x772.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1116px) 100vw, 1116px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c8720 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69c8720\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Left, experimental HAADF-STEM images of Cs0<sub>.5Nb2<\/sub><sub>.5W2<\/sub><sub>.<\/sub><sub>5O14<\/sub> (top) and H0<sub>.25Cs0<\/sub><sub>.25Nb2<\/sub><sub>.5W2<\/sub><sub>.<\/sub><sub>5O14 <\/sub>(bottom), with simulated images (Dr Probe software) inset. 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