Characterization of nanophase Al-oxide/Al powders by electron energy- loss spectroscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 212-220

  Fernandez A ^a   Sanchez Lopez J C ^a   Caballero, A ^a   Martin, J M ^b   Vacher, B ^b   Ponsonnet, L ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b LABORATOIRE DE TRIBOLOGIE ET DYNAMIQUE DES SYSTÈMES   (France)

Author keywords

Al; Al oxide; EELS; Nanocomposite; Nanostructured materials; Powders

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANOCRYSTALS; NANOPARTICLES; OXYGEN; PASSIVATION; POWDERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AL; AL OXIDE; AL POWDER; AL-NANOPARTICLES; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; GAS CONDENSATION METHOD; INERT GAS CONDENSATION; NANOPHASES; OVERLAYERS; POWDERED SAMPLES;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOPARTICLE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031850995     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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