Uncovering the Structure and Dynamics of Nanomaterials in Liquids and Solid-Liquid Interfaces

The emergence and rapid growth of Liquid Phase Electron Microscopy (LPEM), which enables in-situ imaging of the formation, structure, morphology, and dynamics of materials in liquids and overcomes the limitations of conventional electron microscopy imaging in high-vacuum environments, has spurred vast excitement across diverse research fields from materials science to chemistry, physics, geology, and biology. This GRC will focus on the advances and challenges in developing and applying LPEM as a powerful emergent in-situ characterization platform to explore the frontiers of research in nanoscience and nanotechnology, energy and environmental sciences, as well as chemical and electrochemical sciences, among other fields. Topics include (but are not limited to): innovative technical developments of liquid cells, sample stages, and microscopy methods; advanced data analysis using artificial intelligence; beam-sample interactions and radiation chemistry; breakthroughs in studying the nucleation, growth, and self-assembly of nanocrystals, molecules, metal-organic frameworks, and organic materials; electrochemical interfaces and dynamics; materials degradation in solution processes; solid-liquid interfaces; imaging of biological samples; theoretical and experimental advancement in imaging, understanding, and predicting phenomena enabled by liquid phase electron microscopy.