TEM Bulk Liquid Electrochemistry Brochure

Bring the precision and control of benchtop electrochemistry to your in-situ liquid-phase TEM experiments with bulk off-chip electrodes, optional dual-inlet mixing and integrated MEMS heating.

Technical Specs

1490 Series

Total Electrodes

True Reference Electrode

Yes

True Counter Electrode

Yes

Counter Electrode Material

User’s choice of material

Electrolytes

Aqueous and a wide range of organic solvents

Spacer Range

100 nm to 5 μm

Heating Capability

Yes

EELS/EDS Compatible

Yes

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Key Features and Capabilities

True Bulk Electrochemistry

Perform in-situ liquid-phase electrochemistry that matches benchtop performance

Reproducible Screw-Free Liquid-Cell Assembly

Achieve reproducible liquid-cell assembly with self-aligning windows and a screw-free sealing design

Flexible Liquid Cell Operation

Image samples in continuous-flow or static liquid environments using a sealed microfluidic chip assembly

Removable, Swappable Tip and Tubing

Simplify cleaning with removable and upgradeable holder tips that allow user access for full tubing replacement

Multimodal Imaging

Correlate electrochemical and imaging data across TEM, SEM, and X-ray microscopy platforms

Integrated Liquid Heating

Optional add on

Add temperature-controlled liquid-phase TEM capabilities with homogeneous heating, precise temperature regulation, and near-drift-free in-situ imaging

Dual-Flow Liquid Mixing

Optional add on

Accelerate discovery with dual-flow liquid mixing for in-situ liquid phase TEM, capturing dynamic reactions with greater control and flexibility

Biologic SP-200 Potentiostat

Optional add on

Expand the capabilities of the TEM Bulk Liquid Electrochemistry Sample Holder with the BioLogic SP-200 potentiostat for quantitative in-situ TEM electrochemistry

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Built for Diverse Applications

Magnetic polarization of nanocrystals within bacterial cells

Bio/Soft Materials

Visualize biological and soft matter systems dynamics, including growth, interactions, and degradation.

Biomineralization

Self-Assembly Processes

Metal-Organic Framework Dynamics

Soft Matter Dynamics

Biomolecular Interactions

Illustration of battery material particles and spectroscopy

Battery Materials

Directly visualize battery cycling, ion transport, dendrite formation, interface evolution, and structural changes.

Charge-Discharge Cycling

Electrochemistry

Study electrodeposition, electrocatalysis, corrosion mechanisms, and electrochemical interface evolution.

Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)

Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV)

Chronoamperometry (CA)

Chronopotentiometry (CP)

Electrochemical Impedance (EIS)

Featured Research

Operando liquid-cell TEM imaging of Cu₂O nanocube restructuring during nitrate electroreduction

In-situ correlative liquid TEM and transmission X-ray microscopy (TXM). a) correlative in-situ TEM and b) TXM showing structure and valence state (bottom). c) Schematic of restructuring mechanisms of Cu₂O under NO₃RR. d) Yield rate of NO₂⁻ and NH₃ in the reaction.

Reference: Aram Yoon, et al. Nature Materials (2025). DOI:10.1038/s41563-024-02084-8

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Selected Publications

Antonia E Kotronia, Eric Gautron, Ivan T Lucas, Patricia Abellan. “Towards Controlled Chemical and Electrochemical Reactivity during In Situ Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2025)

DOI:

10.1093/mam/ozaf048.917

Krishna Kumar, Anna Loiudice, Coline Boulanger, Seyedmohamadjavad Chabok, Raffaella Buonsanti. “Real-Time Monitoring Reveals Stability of Gallium Nanoparticles beyond the Thermodynamic Reduction Potential of Their Oxide Skin under CO2 Reduction Conditions”. Chemistry of Materials (2025)

DOI:

10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c01734

Shu Fen Tan, Hanglong Wu, Joseph S. Manser, Duhan Zhang, Maria Ronchi, Sylvia Smullin, Yet-Ming Chiang, Frances M. Ross. “Electrochemical Reactivity and Stability of the Fe Electrode in Alkaline Electrolyte”. Advanced Functional Materials (2025)

DOI:

10.1002/adfm.202407561

Eduardo Ortega, See Wee Chee, Nigel D Browning, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya. “Application of Inpainting Methods for the Improvement of STEM-Based Time-Resolved Elemental Mapping”. Microscopy and Microanalysis (2025)

DOI:

10.1093/mam/ozaf048.881

Aram Yoon, Lichen Bai, Fengli Yang, Federico Franco, Chao Zhan, Martina Rüscher, Janis Timoshenko, Christoph Pratsch, Stephan Werner, Hyo Sang Jeon, Mariana Cecilio de Oliveira Monteiro, See Wee Chee, Beatriz Roldan Cuenya. “Revealing catalyst restructuring and composition during nitrate electroreduction through correlated operando microscopy and spectroscopy”. Nature Materials (2025)

DOI:

10.1038/s41563-024-02084-8