@article{db33330a1c1e4e56a181c1757ca7c7de,
title = "Advances in the electron diffraction characterization of atomic clusters and nanoparticles",
abstract = "Nanoparticles and metallic clusters continue to make a remarkable impact on novel and emerging technologies. In recent years, there have been impressive advances in the controlled synthesis of clusters and their advanced characterization. One of the most common ways to determine the structures of nanoparticles and clusters is by means of X-ray diffraction methods. However, this requires the clusters to crystallize in a similar way to those used in protein studies, which is not possible in many cases. Novel methods based on electron diffraction have been used to efficiently study individual nanoparticles and clusters and these can overcome the obstacles commonly encountered during X-ray diffraction methods without the need for large crystals. These novel methodologies have improved with advances in electron microscopy instrumentation and electron detection. Here, we review advanced methodologies for characterizing metallic nanoparticles and clusters using a variety of electron diffraction procedures. These include selected area electron diffraction, nanobeam diffraction, coherent electron diffraction, precession electron diffraction, scanning transmission electron microcopy diffraction, and high throughput data analytics, which leverage deep learning to reduce the propensity for data errors and translate nanometer and atomic scale measurements into material data.",
author = "Arturo Ponce and Aguilar, {Jeffery A.} and Jess Tate and Yacam{\'a}n, {Miguel Jos{\'e}}",
note = "Funding Information: AP gratefully acknowledges nancial support provided by the Department of Defense W911NF-18-1-0439 as well as the VPREDKE-T2 project at UTSA. This work was partially funded by MIRA -NAU with a seed grant. J. A. A. and J. T. performed the diffraction analysis, contributed gures, draed the section on data analytics, and reviewed the entire manuscript. The authors acknowledge several contributors for providing samples for analysis: D. Sanchez, P. Parajuli, R. Mendoza, M. Hoque, J. J. Velazquez-Salazar, S. Vergara, A. Dass, and P. Horta. Funding Information: Miguel Jos{\'e}Yacam{\'a}n received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Physics, and a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the Universidad Nacional Aut{\'o}noma de Mexico (UNAM), and performed postdoctoral work at the University of Oxford and at NASA-AMES Research Center in California. He has received Honoris Causa Doctor- ates from the Universidad Aut{\'o}noma de Nuevo Le{\'o}n and from the Universidad Nacional de C{\'o}rdoba. He is currently a Professor at the Applied Physics and Materials Science Department of Northern Arizona University. He has supervised about 125 students and more than 100 post-doctoral researchers. He is fellow of the MRS, AVS, APS, MSA, and AAAS. He has more than 500 publications, and a h-index factor of 73. He has been awarded the National Prize in Exact Sciences from the Mexican Academy of Sciences, National Prize of Sciences in M{\'e}xico, the John Weatley Award of the American Physical Society, the Exact Sciences Prize from the State of M{\'e}xico, the Melh Award and the Distinguished Lecture of the U.S. Metals and Materials Society, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among others. Funding Information: AP gratefully acknowledges financial support provided by the Department of Defense W911NF-18-1-0439 as well as the VPREDKE-T2 project at UTSA. This work was partially funded by MIRA -NAU with a seed grant. J. A. A. and J. T. performed the diffraction analysis, contributed figures, drafted the section on data analytics, and reviewed the entire manuscript. The authors acknowledge several contributors for providing samples for analysis: D. Sanchez, P. Parajuli, R. Mendoza, M. Hoque, J. J. Velazquez-Salazar, S. Vergara, A. Dass, and P. Horta. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2021",
month = jan,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1039/d0na00590h",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "3",
pages = "311--325",
journal = "Nanoscale Advances",
issn = "2516-0230",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "2",
}