Thermal diffuse scattering in sub-angstrom quantitative electron microscopy - Phenomenon, effects and approaches

Micron

Volumn 34, Issue 3-5, 2003, Pages 141-155

  Wang, Zhong Lin ^a  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorption potential; Holography; Phonon; Scattering

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141941112     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(03)00024-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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