@article{10902/31417,
year = {2015},
month = {12},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10902/31417},
abstract = {Characterization of core-shell type nanoparticles in 3D by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) can be very challenging. Especially when both heavy and light elements coexist within the same nanostructure, artifacts in the 3D reconstruction are often present. A representative example would be a particle comprising an anisotropic metallic (Au) nanoparticle coated with a (mesoporous) silica shell. To obtain a reliable 3D characterization of such an object, a dose-efficient strategy is proposed to simultaneously acquire high-angle annular dark-field scanning TEM and annular dark-field tilt series for tomography. The 3D reconstruction is further improved by applying an advanced masking and interpolation approach to the acquired data. This new methodology enables us to obtain high-quality reconstructions from which also quantitative information can be extracted. This approach is broadly applicable to investigate hybrid core-shell materials.},
organization = {S.B. acknowledges fi nancial support from European Research Council (ERC) (ERC Starting Grant No. 335078-COLOURATOM). L.-M. acknowledges funding from the EU, Grant No. 310651-2 Self-Assembly in Confi ned Space (SACS). K.J.B. acknowledges fi nancial support from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientifi c Research (NWO), Project No. 639.072.005 and NWO CW 700.57.026. Networking support was provided by COST Action MP1207. The authors acknowledge the European Union under the Seventh Framework Program under a contract for an Integrated Infrastructure Initiative, Reference No. 312483-ESTEEM2 for financial support.},
publisher = {Wiley-Blackwell},
publisher = {Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2015, 32(12), 1063-1067},
title = {Combination of HAADF-STEM and ADF-STEM tomography for core-shell hybrid materials},
author = {Sentosun, Kadir and Sanz Ortiz, Marta Norah and Joost Batenburg, K. and Liz-Marzán, Luis M. and Bals, Sara},
}