Three-dimensional electron microscopy of individual nanoparticles

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 175-183

  Jarausch, Konrad ^a   Leonard, Donovan N ^b  

^a Hitachi High Technologies America   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Missing wedge; Nanoparticle; Tilt series; Tomography

Indexed keywords

CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLES; DEPOSITION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY GAP; ION BEAMS; ROTATION; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

3D-SCANNING; CORE-SHELL NANOPARTICLES; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL NANOPARTICLES; MISSING WEDGE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONS; TILT SERIES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 68349096150     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfn028     Document Type: Article

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