In situ transmission electron microscopy studies on structural dynamics of transition metal nanoclusters

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1785-1791

  Vystavel, T ^a   Koch, S A ^a   Palasantzas, G ^a   De Hosson, J Th M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COBALT; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; HIGH VACUUM ANNEALING; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TRANSITION METAL NANOCLUSTERS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 29044451120     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/JMR.2005.0222     Document Type: Article

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