Developing Novel Time-Resolved Serial Nano Electron Diffraction

One of the holy grails of Physical Chemistry is to directly observe atomic motions during the defining moments of chemistry. To this end, the objective of this project is to implement Serial Nano Electron Diffraction (Serial-NED) in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) with time-resolved capabilities in the Kuwahara Lab at Nagoya University. The novel time-resolved Serial-NED will offer unprecedented resolution into structural reorganization of complex materials and identifying the key atomic motions that occur during chemical events. Serial-NED will also be a cost-effective and small-scale alternative to similar X-ray based methods(time resolved Xray Crystallography). This project has implications for Canadian research and industry, especially in areas such as semiconductors, quantum materials, and energy harvesting materials. Meanwhile, the Kuwahara Lab will benefit from our expertise in Serial-NED and Ultrafast Electron Diffraction, and from the implementation of Serial-NED in their existing time-resolved TEM setup. We will provide the biological samples with interesting dynamics for these experiments. In turn, our group will gain experience in the method of time-resolved electron microscopy, which will benefit us when we ultimately implement time-resolved Serial-NED at the University of Toronto.

Faculty Supervisor:

R. J. Dwayne Miller;Samansa Maneshi

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Partner:

Nagoya University

Discipline:

Physics

Sector:

Technology; Quantum Science; Life Sciences (not health)

University:

University of Toronto

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