High stability of the crystalline configuration of Au nanoparticles embedded in silica under ion and electron irradiation

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1787-1795

  Silva Pereyra, H G ^a   Arenas Alatorre, J ^a   Rodriguez Fernandez L ^a   Crespo Sosa, A ^a   Cheang Wong, J C ^a   Reyes Esqueda, J A ^a   Oliver, Alicia ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Composite nanomaterials; Crystalline configuration; Gold nanoparticles; Ion implantation; Ion irradiation; Silica

Indexed keywords

AU NANOPARTICLE; BULK STRUCTURE; CONTRAST MODES; CRYSTALLINE CONFIGURATION; CRYSTALLINE ORIENTATIONS; FCC STRUCTURES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH STABILITY; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; IN-SITU; ION IRRADIATION; ION TRACK; MINOR AXIS; NANO-MATERIALS; NARROW SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SI IONS; THERMAL SPIKE MODEL; THERMAL-ANNEALING;

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; ELECTRONS; GOLD; GOLD ALLOYS; ION IMPLANTATION; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON RADIATION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77955085900     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9735-6     Document Type: Article

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