CeO2 nano-precipitation in borosilicate glasses: A redox study using EELS

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 831-838

  Yang, Guang ^a   Cook, Stuart ^a   Hand, Russell J ^a   Möbus, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallization; Electron microscopy; Glass; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

FINE STRUCTURES; GLASS-NANOCOMPOSITES; HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTION; NANO SCALE; OXIDATION STATE; REDOX INTERACTIONS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHAPED SINGLE CRYSTAL;

BOROSILICATE GLASS; CERIUM; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENDRIMERS; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 72249107776     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.09.024     Document Type: Article

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