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Sub-Ångstrom Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction Reveals Crystal Structures and Phase Transformations in Liquids
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry.
Stockholm University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry.
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Number of Authors: 92026 (English)In: Journal of the American Chemical Society, ISSN 0002-7863, E-ISSN 1520-5126, Vol. 148, no 16, p. 17174-17180Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Atomic-scale insights into phase transitions and structural dynamics of crystals in liquids are fundamental for understanding chemical, physical, and biological processes. Liquid-phase transmission electron microscopy (LP-TEM) integrates diffraction, imaging, and spectroscopy and has opened new opportunities to study nanoscale materials in liquid environments. Yet, atomic-scale electron crystallographic analysis of crystals in liquids remains elusive. Here, we establish sub-& Aring;ngstrom liquid-phase three-dimensional electron diffraction (LP-3D ED) for capturing phase transformation and determining atomic crystal structures in situ by exploiting nanochannel liquid cells. The well-defined and ultrathin liquid layers confined within the nanochannels enable the acquisition of 3D ED data at 0.80 & Aring; resolution from organic molecular crystals in liquids at room temperature. Using LP-3D ED combined with liquid flow control, we observe the beta-to-alpha phase transformation of glycine and in situ crystallization of a novel hydrated aluminum-glycine phase in aqueous solution in the nanochannels. We demonstrate ab initio crystal structure determination at sub-& Aring;ngstrom resolution by LP-3D ED, and identify a novel hexanuclear aluminum-hydroxide-glycine cluster in the in situ formed aluminum-glycine phase. This work demonstrates the capability of LP-3D ED to probe structural evolution and to reveal solvated crystal structures of nano- and microcrystals directly in liquid environments.

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2026. Vol. 148, no 16, p. 17174-17180
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URN: urn:nbn:se:su:diva-255524DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c02069ISI: 001743658800001PubMedID: 41996151Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105037457080OAI: oai:DiVA.org:su-255524DiVA, id: diva2:2060572
Available from: 2026-05-18 Created: 2026-05-18 Last updated: 2026-05-18Bibliographically approved

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