TEM investigation of nanophase aluminum powder

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 410-420

  Gertsman, Valéry Y ^a   Kwok, Queenie S M ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alumina; Aluminum nanopowder; Analytical TEM; EDS; EELS; HREM; Passivating layer thickness

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744459057     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927605050336     Document Type: Conference Paper

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