Alternative methods of identifying the oxidation of metallic nanoparticles embedded in a matrix

Micron

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 371-376

  Wang, Feng ^a,b   Malac, Marek ^a,b   Egerton, Ray F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy loss near edge structures (ELNES); Interface bonding; Iron nanoparticles; Postpeak; Prepeak; Valence

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; LIGHT SCATTERING; OXIDATION; SILICA; TRANSITION METALS;

ENERGY-LOSS NEAR-EDGE STRUCTURES (ELNES); INTERFACE BONDING; IRON NANOPARTICLES; SILICA MATRIX;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33846407285     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2006.06.006     Document Type: Article

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