Quantitative electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) analyses of lead zirconate titanate

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 709-716

  Harkins, P ^a   MacKenzie, M ^a   Craven, A J ^a   McComb, D W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EELS; Heavy metal; MLLS; PZT; Quantification

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS; COLLOIDS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; GELATION; GELS; LEAD; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS;

ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPY (EELS); ELEMENT ANALYSIS (EA); ELEMENTAL DISTRIBUTIONS; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE (PZTN); SOL - GEL; SOL-GEL LAYERS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

LEAD; LEAD TITANATE ZIRCONATE; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LEAD; SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 48049086537     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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