Structure and bonding at the atomic scale by scanning transmission electron microscopy

Nature Materials

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 263-270

  Muller, David A ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISSIMILAR MATERIALS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERFACE STATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ATOMIC RESOLUTION; ATOMIC SCALE; BULK MATERIALS; BURIED INTERFACE STATE; MICROSCOPIC PROPERTIES; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TURBINE BLADE;

ATOMS;

EID: 63049114269     PISSN: 14761122     EISSN: 14764660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmat2380     Document Type: Review

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