Atomic resolution imaging of Au nanocluster dispersed in TiO 2, SrTiO 3, and MgO

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3184-3191

  Wang, C M ^a   Shutthanandan, V ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Thevuthasan, S ^a   Duscher, G ^b,c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC RESOLUTION; GOLD NANOCLUSTERS; HIGH-ANGLE ANNULAR DARK FIELD (HAADF); HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GOLD; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; ION IMPLANTATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TITANIUM OXIDES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33745309011     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2005.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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