@article{30e57d4a1904445dad057f75f008c9c7,
title = "High-resolution mapping of molecules in an ionic liquid via scanning transmission electron microscopy",
abstract = "Understanding structures and spatial distributions of molecules in liquid phases is crucial for the control of liquid properties and to develop efficient liquid-phase processes. Here, real-space mapping of molecular distributions in a liquid was performed. Specifically, the ionic liquid 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide (C2mimTFSI) was imaged using atomic-resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy. Simulations revealed network-like bright regions in the images that were attributed to the TFSI- anion, with minimal contributions from the C2mim+ cation. Simple visualization of the TFSI- distribution in the liquid sample was achieved by binarizing the experimental image.",
keywords = "Image simulation, In-situ TEM, Ionic liquid, Liquid, Molecular mapping, TEM",
author = "Tomohiro Miyata and Teruyasu Mizoguchi",
note = "Funding Information: The STEM measurements were performed at the Research Hub for Advanced Nano Characterization, NIMS, under the support of the {\textquoteleft}Nanotechnology Platform{\textquoteright} (No. 12024046) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. This study was supported by the Mitsubishi Science Foundation (27143) and supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from MEXT (Nos. 25106003, 17H06094), a Grant-in-Aid from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellows (No. 15J11146), and JST-PRESTO (JPMJPR16NB 16814592). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Japanese Society of Microscopy.",
year = "2018",
month = mar,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1093/jmicro/dfx119",
language = "English",
volume = "67",
pages = "i162--i167",
journal = "Microscopy (Oxford, England)",
issn = "2050-5698",
publisher = "Oxford University Press",
}