“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.”
Albert Einstein
credit: R. Ignatans
credit: T.-H. Shen
credit: R. Girod
Mission
Our mission at INE is to understand on a fundamental level the nanoscale properties of functional materials using in situ transmission electron microscopy techniques. We focus on nucleation and growth, phase transformations, surface reconstructions, and degradation mechanisms of nanostructures and we probe how the nanomaterials properties are affected by changes in temperature, electric field, and gaseous and/or liquid environment. We develop the techniques in order to dynamically observe the changes as they happen during real-time operation of their bulk counterparts. Such measurements have important implications on the design and development of modern technologies including electrochemical storage systems and computing devices.
News
Semester Projects
New Fall 2025 semester projects have been added. We look forward to welcoming students in the Fall!
First demonstration of graphene electrode in microcells
Many congratulations to Salta for her article “Graphene Electrode for Studying CO2 Electroreduction Nanocatalysts under Realistic Conditions in Microcells” that is published in Advanced Materials. To read the article please follow this link.
Account on electrocatalyst insights
Our Account of Chemical Research provides a mini review on the insights into electrocatalyst transformations probed in real time. You can read it here.