WP4 aims to expand the applicability of 3D ED to complex nanomaterials that cannot be considered properly crystalline.
Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials in general are nowadays produced by large-scale industry and sneak in our day-life due to a large variety of use as functional materials: high mechanical quality materials, absorbents, smart glasses, battery electrodes, cosmetics, food additives or health care. Most of the nanoparticles in the market possess a simple and known crystal structure (silica, silver, titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, …). Nonetheless studies involving nanoparticles have a trend to develop towards more complex systems potentially leading to more complex crystal structures.