Theoretical electron energy-loss spectroscopy and its application in materials research

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-298

  Zhu, Jing ^a   Gao, Shang Peng ^a   Zhang, Ai Hua ^a   Yuan, Jun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculation; Core hole effect; EELS; Nitride

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GROUP THEORY; NITRIDES;

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; CORE HOLE; CORE-HOLE EFFECT; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; EXPERIMENTAL SPECTRA; FINE STRUCTURES; HOLE EFFECTS; ITS APPLICATIONS; MATERIALS RESEARCH; SPECTROSCOPY APPLICATIONS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 27744502317     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfi041     Document Type: Article

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