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UnitCell Tools, a package to determine unit-cell parameters from a single electron diffraction pattern
aSchool of Science, Minzu University, 27 Zhong guancun South Avenue, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, People's Republic of China, and bInstitute of Physics, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 8, 3rd South Street, Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: honglongshi@outlook.com, zali79@iphy.ac.cn
Electron diffraction techniques in 2 nanorod using this package is also demonstrated. Should the parallel-beam, nano-beam and convergent-beam modes of the TEM be used flexibly, the software can determine unit-cell parameters of unknown-structure crystallites (typically >50 nm).
(TEM) have been successfully employed for determining the unit-cell parameters of crystal phases, albeit they exhibit a limited accuracy compared with X-ray or neutron diffraction, and they often involve a tedious measurement procedure. Here, a new package for determining unit-cell parameters from a single electron diffraction pattern has been developed. The essence of the package is to reconstruct a 3D reciprocal from a single electron diffraction pattern containing both zero-order Laue zone and high-order Laue zone reflections. Subsequently, the can be reduced to the Niggli cell which, in turn, can be converted into the Using both simulated and experimental patterns, we detail the working procedure and address some effects of experimental conditions (diffraction distortions, misorientation of the and the use of high-index zone axis) on the robustness and accuracy of the software developed. The feasibility of unit-cell determination of the TiOKeywords: unit cell; Bravais lattice; electron diffraction; SAED; HOLZ.
1. Introduction
Unit-cell parameters and symmetry elements are two fundamental crystallographic quantities for characterizing a ; Williams & Carter, 2009; Young, 1995) or solving the of unknown crystals (Le Bail et al., 1988; David et al., 2006). X-ray and neutron diffraction are two well established methods for the unit-cell determination of single-phase materials. However, their broad irradiation beam makes them ill-suited for probing finite-sized samples (Baer et al., 2008), especially those in the form of nanoscale materials (Shi, Zou et al., 2019), inclusions or precipitates in alloys (Antion et al., 2003), and structurally modulated materials that are multiphase such as multilayers and superlattices (Collier et al., 1998). By contrast, high-energy electron diffraction in (TEM) can probe finite-sized crystals, though the measurement precision of unit-cell parameters is relatively poor for several practical reasons (Mugnaioli et al., 2009; Capitani et al., 2006; Hou & Li, 2008).
In a structural study, accurate measurement of unit-cell parameters for a crystalline phase is considered to be the first step towards identifying a crystalline phase with known structures (Pecharsky & Zavalij, 2003Several approaches of electron diffraction in TEM for the unit-cell determination of a crystal have been developed. The first employs (1) the search–match method (Lábár, 2008; Shi, Luo & Wang, 2019; Altomare et al., 2019; Zuo et al., 2018), which involves measuring d-spacings of reflections in a powder electron diffraction pattern and comparing d-spacings with those of the known structures in crystal databases; and (2) the pattern-indexing method (Williams & Carter, 2009; Shi, Luo & Wang, 2019),which involves measuring d-spacings and interplanar angles in a zone-axis diffraction pattern and performing the pattern-indexing procedure based on the known structures. However, this approach cannot be used in the case of unknown structures. The second approach is to construct a 3D reciprocal based on zone-axis electron diffraction patterns: (1) the multi-pattern method (Zou et al., 2004) requires a tilt series of zone-axis patterns (at least three) to reconstruct 3D using the geometric relationship of patterns; (2) the two-pattern method (Li, 2019; Zhao et al., 2008) requires two zone-axis patterns and their interzonal angles to determine unit-cell parameters; and (3) the one-pattern method is to construct a 3D reciprocal by making use of structural information present in the convergent-beam electron diffraction patterns (Ayer, 1989; Zuo, 1992, 1993). Some excellent electron diffraction software has been developed to determine unit-cell parameters, e.g. TRICE (Zou et al., 2004), TEMUC3 (Li, 2019) and QtUCP (Zhao et al., 2008) etc. These analysis packages require at least two zone-axis patterns recorded by a tilt series; however, this limits the application of the nanosized crystallite and the electron-sensitive materials for the time-consuming crystal tilting process.
In this work, we re-examine the geometrical description of the zone-axis electron diffraction and develop the package `UnitCell Tools' to determine unit-cell parameters from a single electron diffraction pattern with both ZOLZ and HOLZ reflections. We describe the working principles of the software and demonstrate the processes of constructing the 3D primitive reciprocal cell, converting the primitive reciprocal cell to the Niggli and then to the conventional using both simulated electron diffraction and experimental data. We also address the experimental aspects (diffraction distortion, zone-axis misorientation and the use of high-index or arbitrary zone-axis pattern) on the robustness and accuracy of the proposed software. Moreover, we experimentally test the applicability of the software to determine the unit-cell parameters of nanocrystallites using diffraction patterns from both CBED and nano-beam electron diffraction (NBED) methods.
2. Fundamentals of the method
Fig. 1(a) presents the geometric descriptions of a 3D in the TEM diffraction setting. The zone-axis electron diffraction pattern can contain both ZOLZ and HOLZ reflections as the intersects with the of the crystal, where the ZOLZ pattern is only a 2D of the but the HOLZ reflections can provide a wealth of 3D structural information.
2.1. The HOLZ ring and reciprocal-lattice layer spacing
The formula and illustrations of the geometrical descriptions on the HOLZ ring and the reciprocal-layer spacing can be found in classic textbooks (De Graef, 2003; Williams & Carter, 2009). Here, we will describe in more detail how to derive this formula. Let us consider the layer spacing H* between the ZOLZ and FOLZ (first-order Laue zone) reciprocal layers along the incident beam direction [see Fig. 1(b)]. The layer spacing , where O′O is the radius of the and λ is the wavelength of the incident electron beam. Assuming 2θ is the full scattering angle of the FOLZ ring, H* is rewritten as by considering and . According to Bragg's law , and assuming RH = 1/d is the radius of the FOLZ ring, then H* becomes
For other HOLZ rings with the order of the Laue zone N, the layer spacing becomes . In practice, by measuring the radius of the HOLZ ring RH (the units are nm−1 or Å−1), one can determine the reciprocal-lattice layer spacing H* (the units are nm−1 or Å−1) along the incident beam direction.
2.2. Determination of unit-cell parameters from a single electron diffraction pattern
More importantly, HOLZ reflections are essentially replicas of the ZOLZ ones, and therefore a full layer of HOLZ reflections can be generated by vector-addition of the basic vectors OA and OB which form the ZOLZ reflections, as shown in Fig. 1(c). Superimposing the full layer of FOLZ reflections onto the ZOLZ layer, one immediately recognizes that there must be a reflection C (in the FOLZ layer) that falls onto a position C1 within the 2D cell formed by vectors OA and OB in the ZOLZ layer.
The essence of the package UnitCell Tools is to establish a geometric relationship of a 3D reciprocal cell based on ZOLZ and HOLZ reflections [see Fig. 1(c)]. Since the line CC1 is perpendicular to the plane AOB, we write CC1⊥OA. If we draw a line segment A1C1 perpendicular to the line OA passing through the projection spot C1, then the line OA1 is also perpendicular to the plane CA1C1. Similarly, line OB1 is perpendicular to the plane CB1C1 when we draw a line segment B1C1 perpendicular to the line OB. One can easily construct a 3D reciprocal cell from OA, OB, OA1, OB1, OC1 and CC1, as expressed in Equation (2): (i) ZOLZ reflections define a 2D by a* = OA, b* = OB and ; (ii) The HOLZ ring defines the reciprocal-layer spacing of CC1; (iii) The HOLZ diffraction spot provides the remaining parameters ( c*, and ) of a primitive cell.
defined in the RtΔOC1C;
defined in the RtΔOB1C;
defined in the RtΔOA1C.
The constructed 3D reciprocal cell must be primitive if we choose a 2D ; Guo, 1978; Grosse-Kunstleve et al., 2004). In turn, the Niggli cell is uniquely converted to the of the by employing the relationships well documented in Volume A of International Tables for Crystallography: Space Group Symmetry (Wolff, 2006).
in the ZOLZ pattern and measure the innermost HOLZ ring. The constructed can be further reduced to a Niggli cell, which can provide a unique description of a lattice (Křivý & Gruber, 19762.3. Description of the software
2.3.1. Distribution and installation
UnitCell Tools is a package of the DigitalMicrograph software (https://www.gatan.com/products/tem-analysis/gatan-microscopy-suite-software). The package can be provided via email upon reasonable request. The user should pre-install DigitalMicrograph software freely available at https://www.gatan.com/products/tem-analysis/gatan-microscopy-suite-software.
To install the package into the DigitalMicrograph software, copy the file `UnitCell Tools.gtk' to `...\Gatan\DigitalMicrograph\PlugIns', a new item `UnitCell Tools' will be built on the menu bar. Click the item `UnitCell Tools/One Pattern' to enter the graphical user interface, as shown in Fig. 1(d).
2.3.2. Software overview
UnitCell Tools, as a package of DigitalMicrograph software, can determine unit-cell parameters from electron diffraction patterns that contain ZOLZ reflections, HOLZ reflections and the HOLZ ring. It can process the native DM files (*.dm3) or other common greyscale images (JPG, TIF, BMP etc.). Before the pattern analysis, the diffraction pattern must be rigorously calibrated. The operation of the package is controlled via a graphical user interface [Fig. 1(d)], and processes for determining unit-cell parameters are described as follows:
(i) ZOLZ reflections are measured by successively locating four diffraction spots (by pressing the SPACE bar) around the transmitted spot after clicking the `Z' button.
(ii) The HOLZ ring is measured by successively locating three points (by pressing the SPACE bar) on the HOLZ ring after clicking the `R' button.
(iii) The HOLZ spot is measured (by pressing the SPACE bar) after clicking the `H' button to construct a 3D primitive reciprocal cell. The three shortest vectors of the cell that meet the tolerant factors of `eps 1–3' will be listed in the `Reduced Cell List' box.
(iv) By choosing the appropriate basis vectors of the Niggli cell in the `Reduced Cell List' box, the
can be converted into the unit cells. Unit cells that meet the limit of `eps d/A' will be listed in the `Unit Cell List' box.(v) By picking the appropriate
in the `Unit Cell List' box, the simulated pattern based on the selected will be overlaid on the front pattern and the detailed parameters are output in the `Results' box and the `Result window'.Detailed operation of the package was documented in the user guide.
3. Results and discussion
In this section, we will first illustrate how to extract unit-cell parameters from a simulated electron diffraction pattern based on the reported software, and then discuss some effects of experimental conditions (diffraction distortions, the misorientation of
and the use of high-index zone axis) on the robustness of the package, and demonstrate the application of unit-cell determination of nanostructured materials. All experimental electron diffraction patterns were recorded on a JEM-2100 (Jeol Inc.) working at 200 kV.3.1. Unit-cell determination from a simulated pattern
Without loss of generality, we chose the monoclinic 2(Ti2O7) (the is listed in Table 1). Fig. 2(a) presents a simulated [211] zone-axis electron diffraction pattern under the kinematic diffraction condition using the EDA software (Toshihiro, 2003), in which the first-order Laue zone (FOLZ) reflections and the ring marked by a red circle are clearly observed. The analysis procedure of unit-cell determination from a single electron diffraction pattern is as follows.
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First, clicking the `Z' button determines the 2D OA and OB in the ZOLZ layer [Fig. 2(b)] to be a* = OA = 0.2289 (2) Å−1, b* = OB = 0.2221 (1) Å−1 and γ* = ∠AOB = 70.09 (1)°. For the pattern, we always suggest choosing the two shortest nonlinear reflections to form the 2D details are discussed in Section S1 of the supporting information.
with basic vectors ofSecond, clicking the `R' button determines the radius RH of the FOLZ ring [red circle in Fig. 2(a)] to be 1.7330 (1) Å−1; according to Equation (1), CC1 = 0.0375 (1) Å−1. Note that, if the HOLZ ring is split, we always use the innermost ring (Williams & Carter, 2009). For convenience to measure the HOLZ ring by employing the three-point method, we suggest to acquire the HOLZ ring by selecting a large C2 aperture and focusing the beam. Details are discussed in Section S2 of the supporting information.
Third, clicking the `H' button to locate a FOLZ reflection, H (2402.1, 939.1 pixels), which is then vector-shifted by the integral multiplier of OA and OB to C1 (1408.8, 1247.1 pixels), i.e. shift 7 units for OA and 1 unit for OB, as denoted in Fig. 2(a). By a simple geometric calculation [see Equation (2)], one can obtain a 3D reciprocal with six parameters of a*, b*, c*, α*, β* and γ* (specific values are listed in Table 1).
Four, choosing three vectors in the `Reduced Cell List' box to form the e.g. , and [001]*. The obtained reciprocal can then be converted to a real-space via relationships among the real and parameters. The real-space Niggli cell is finally converted to the by applying the Niggli-to-Bravais cell transformation rule as tabulated in Volume A of International Tables for Crystallography: Space Group Symmetry (Wolff, 2006), and the cells which meet the limit of `eps d/A' are listed in the `Unit Cell List' box.
Five, picking the appropriate e.g. the mP cell, the simulated pattern based on the selected (symmetry constraint cell) is overlaid on the front pattern and the detailed parameters are output in the `Results' box and the `Output' window. In the present case, the Niggli-matrix elements of the real-space Niggli cell are = 61.0273, = 30.7419, = 168.2796, = −0.1869, = −15.1522 and = −0.0222; the reduced Niggli cell meets the condition of A ≠ B ≠ C, D = F = 0 (No. 33, mP) and the can be calculated by the corresponding matrix transformation to be a = 7.8120 (0), b = 5.5445 (5), c = 12.9723 (377) Å, α = 90.15 (15), β = 98.60 (6) and γ = 90.03 (3)°.
In order to estimate the accuracy of the cell, we separately evaluate the sum of the differences between the a = 0.10% and FOMα = 0.09%; the is [211], and the plane indices of the reflections A and B are and , which are consistent with the simulated parameters.
obtained and the standard Bravais as two figures of merit (FOM): one for unit-cell lengths of and the other for unit-cell angles of , where defines the absolute value of the relative error of unit-cell parameters. In order to correctly choose the appropriate and the the simulated pattern based on the selected is overlaid on the front pattern; parameters of the symmetry constraint cell and its variants, the zone-axis indices and the plane indices are listed in the `Results' box. In the present case, we obtain the values of FOMIt is worth noting that unit-cell parameters can be determined from a monoclinic crystal in this example, indicating the proposed package can be used in the case of low-symmetry crystal systems, e.g. the monoclinic and triclinic crystals. Instead, the tilt-series method is considered to be troublesome in the application for these two crystal systems (Li, 2019). As we will further demonstrate in real experimental data below, arbitrary zone-axis diffraction patterns, either low-symmetry or high-symmetry, can be used for unit-cell determination.
3.2. Effects of experimental conditions on the unit-cell determination
3.2.1. Diffraction distortions
We now proceed to the unit-cell determination using experimental diffraction data. Fig. 3(a) shows a typical electron diffraction pattern of -oriented silicon specimen recorded by a JEM-2100 microscope operated at 200 kV, in which a set of FOLZ reflections and a FOLZ ring marked by a red-dashed circle are clearly visible. Following the procedure detailed in the simulation case in the previous section, one can construct a 3D primitive reciprocal cell, the reciprocal Niggli cell, the real-space Niggli cell and the Bravais-lattice In order to inspect the effects of diffraction distortions on the obtained unit-cell parameters, in the present case, using a set of FOLZ reflections around the FOLZ ring and the 2D vectors OA and OB, one can obtain an angularly dependent set of OA1, OB1 and OC1 [Fig. 3(b)] and the of parameters a, b, c, α, β and γ [Fig. 3(c)]. The open symbols represent the parameters of the uncorrected diffraction pattern, and the solid ones represent those of the elliptical-distortion corrected pattern. Such angular variations in the 3D unit-cell determination are actually found to exist, as the experimental diffraction pattern invariably bears diffraction distortions (Mugnaioli et al., 2009). The angularly fitted sine-function curves in Fig. 3(b) also indicate that the dominant distortion in the electron diffraction pattern is elliptical, mainly due to twofold aberrations of the projection lens and/or objective lens – higher angle scattered electrons (e.g. HOLZ reflections) traveling close to the polepieces of the respective lens cause image distortions. Consequently, distortions of the diffraction pattern cause measurement errors in (i) the measurement of the HOLZ ring, which may cause an unreliable spacing of the reciprocal layer CC1 (it has a minor effect on the determined cell, details are discussed in Section S2 of the supporting information); (ii) measurement of the HOLZ diffraction spot, which may lead to inaccurate values of OA1, OB1 and OC1, in turn, affecting the determination of reciprocal parameters c*, α* and β*. So, a high-resolution diffraction pattern with well defined HOLZ reflections suffering minimal image distortions is essential to determine unit-cell parameters.
Despite the presence of diffraction distortions, similar unit-cell parameters [see open dots in Fig. 3(c)] are obtained, illustrating the robustness of the unit-cell determination by employing single electron diffraction that contains HOLZ reflections. However, it is advised to accurately correct diffraction distortions prior to performing the unit-cell determination, a more accurate can be determined using the corresponding HOLZ reflection after distortion correction [see the solid dots in Fig. 3(c)].
3.2.2. The misoriented zone-axis pattern
We address the effect of electron diffraction patterns with slight misorientation of the et al., 2008; Li, 2019; Zou et al., 2004). Here, to inspect the effects of misorientation of on unit-cell determination, we deliberately misoriented the Si specimen by ∼0.37° from its exact as shown in Fig. 4(a). Using this diffraction pattern, we carried out the procedure for unit-cell determination as detailed in the previous section and tabulated the measured values of the 3D reciprocal the reciprocal Niggli cell, the real-space Niggli cell and the Bravais-lattice in Table 1. When comparing the determined with the known lattice parameters of silicon, the low FOMs (FOMa = 0.01% and FOMα = 0.44%) indicate that the proposed software works well under even misoriented zone-axis conditions. It should be noted that the intensities of ZOLZ reflections will be asymmetric when the incident beam deviates from the In this case, we suggest measuring high-index reflections (Nh Nk Nl) around the transmitted spot to reduce measurement errors of OA and OB resulting from the deviation vector.
on the robustness and accuracy of unit-cell determination. In general, exactly oriented zone-axis diffraction patterns are ideal for accurate unit-cell determination. Such conditions are not always obtainable as they are either limited by the tilting accuracy of specimen holders or the difficulty in precise tilting of nanosized specimens (Zhao3.2.3. High-index and low-symmetry patterns
We next address the effect of using high-index and low-symmetry zone-axis electron diffraction patterns on unit-cell determination. Conventional methods for unit-cell determination require the use of major zone-axis diffraction patterns, namely those with low index and higher symmetry (Zou et al., 2004; Li, 2019; Zhao et al., 2008). By contrast, the package also works well on arbitrary zone-axis diffraction patterns as long as the patterns contain HOLZ reflections. In fact, in some cases, the use of a high-index and lower symmetry pattern is advantageous as HOLZ reflections and rings are close to the ZOLZ ones with higher visibility for easy and accurate measurements.
To illustrate the effect, we recorded a high-index (b)] and then performed the unit-cell determination procedure. The resulting values are tabulated in Table 1. The low values of FOM (FOMa = 0.55% and FOMα = 0.31%) verify that the package can accurately determine unit-cell parameters from high-index and low-symmetry diffraction patterns.
pattern of the Si specimen [Fig. 43.2.4. Determination of unit-cell parameters of small crystallites
The merit of the package can be best illustrated by the determination of unit-cell parameters of small crystallites. As compared with X-ray and neutron scattering methods of the broad-beam nature, electron diffraction in a TEM is a superior means for probing microstructures of finite-sized specimens, such as nanoparticles, nanoscale inclusions or precipitates (Shi, Zou et al., 2019; Antion et al., 2003). However, the small-sized crystallites are difficult to tilt to multiple zone-axis conditions, which greatly limits the use of the conventional reciprocal-cell reconstruction method in the case of small crystallites.
We demonstrate the applicability of the package for determining unit-cell parameters of TiO2 nanorods. Fig. 5(a) shows a convergent-beam electron diffraction pattern of TiO2 nanorods, in which FOLZ and SOLZ (second-order Laue zone) rings are clearly visible. The radius of the FOLZ ring is used for determining the reciprocal-lattice layer spacing H* along the electron beam direction. By keeping the diffraction condition but using a smaller condensed lens aperture (∼10 µm in diameter), nanobeam electron diffraction is produced as shown in Fig. 5(b), in which discrete ZOLZ and FOLZ reflections are clearly seen. Following the procedure from constructing a 3D reciprocal to the as detailed in the previous section, we obtained a set of unit-cell values that are displayed in Table 1. The low FOM values (FOMa = 0.67% and FOMα = 0.90%) compared the experimentally determined with the known orthorhombic phase of TiO2 (PDF#76–1937, a = 5.472, b = 5.171, c = 9.211 Å, α = β = γ = 90°) indicate the examined TiO2 nanorods are of the brookite type. However, we note that FOM values are relatively higher, likely due to the larger measurement errors in the diffraction pattern, e.g. the poor-defined and unsharp reflections, and the low signal-to-noise ratio of the pattern.
3.2.5. Remarks on the recording of high-quality electron diffraction patterns
The above examples indicate that unit-cell parameters can be determined from a single electron diffraction pattern by employing the proposed software, although the accuracy of the determined parameters remains difficult to compare with those of the X-ray method due to the unreliable camera constant and the aberrations present in the TEM (Mugnaioli et al., 2009). Here, we give some general remarks on the recording of high-quality electron diffraction patterns with well defined ZOLZ and HOLZ reflections, accurately calibrated camera length, and minimal image distortions as follows:
(1) Prior to the electron diffraction pattern acquisition, one should perform standard microscope optical alignment procedures, including alignment of the illumination system, centering of the voltage/current, centering of the condenser-lens/selected-area aperture, correcting the condenser-/diffraction-lens astigmatism and adjustment of the sample eucentric height. An optimized electron optic is beneficial to obtain a sharp and well defined diffraction pattern.
(2) Calibration of the camera length with a standard specimen to set the correct image scale.
(3) Lowering the accelerating voltage of TEM can enhance the HOLZ reflections and increase the view of the pattern with the same camera length.
(4) Appropriate choice of camera length and exposure time for recording electron diffraction patterns with clear HOLZ reflections. In some cases, a double-exposure method can be applied: short exposure time to obtain ZOLZ spots and long exposure time for HOLZ reflections.
(5) Lowering the temperature of the specimen can reduce the thermo-diffusion scattering and hence enhance the HOLZ reflections.
(6) Mitigation of the imaging distortions from the intermediate and projection lenses by adjustment of their lens aberrations and misalignment using a clean diffraction pattern from standard specimens.
4. Conclusions
We developed an analysis package to determine unit-cell parameters of crystals using a single electron diffraction pattern that contains both ZOLZ and HOLZ reflections. The proposed software was verified by a simulated electron diffraction pattern together with detailed working procedures. We then carried out experiments using diffraction data of the silicon specimen to evaluate the effects of diffraction distortions, the misorientation of the 2 nanorods. In this particular case, it is advised to use convergent-beam electron diffraction to extract the radius of the FOLZ ring and nano-beam electron diffraction to locate the ZOLZ reflections and one of the HOLZ reflections.
the use of high-index and lower symmetry zone-axis patterns on the robustness and accuracy of the unit-cell determination. Moreover, we experimentally demonstrated the applicability of the proposed package for the unit-cell determination of TiOCompared with other reciprocal-space reconstruction methods (Zhao et al., 2008; Zou et al., 2004; Li, 2019), our proposed method requires only one pattern that needs to not be in the exact zone-axis condition and needs to not be a low-index this will greatly simplify the TEM operation. The accuracy of the determined parameters is slightly better than the series tilt method (details are discussed in Section S3 of the supporting information) but are still not comparable with those of X-ray methods; the parameters determined can be regarded as the first step and can be then refined by X-ray or neutron diffraction. For complex materials of multiphases or small sizes (typically, 50–100 nm), this is probably the sole choice for the structural identification and determination of new crystal structures.
Supporting information
Demonstration for the package UnitCell Tools. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252521007867/gq5014sup1.wmv
The reported software. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252521007867/gq5014sup2.bin
The tested pattern. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252521007867/gq5014sup3.bin
Supporting figures and tables. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2052252521007867/gq5014sup4.pdf
Acknowledgements
We thank Yin Jia, Guling Zhang and Bin Zou of the Minzu University of China, and Minting Luo in the Institute of Process Engineering for their useful discussions.
Funding information
This work was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11604394, 11974019, 11774403) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (grant No. 2020QNPY101).
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