Structural and chemical characterization of Yb2O 3-ZrO2 system by HAADF-STEM and HRTEM

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Angeles Chavez, C ^a   Salas, P ^b   Daz Torres, L A ^c   De La Rosa, E ^c   Esparza, R ^d   Perez, R ^d  

^a INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ÓPTICA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

HAADF STEM; HRTEM; Nanophosphor; STEM EDXS; Yb; ZrO2

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649191531     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927609090047     Document Type: Article

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