Comparison of EFTEM and STEM EELS plasmon imaging of gold nanoparticles in a monochromated TEM

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1087-1093

  Schaffer, Bernhard ^a,b,c   Grogger, Werner ^a   Kothleitner, Gerald ^a   Hofer, Ferdinand ^a  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b SUPERSTEM LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EELS; EFTEM; Monochromator; Nano particle; Plasmon; Spectrum imaging

Indexed keywords

EFTEM; ENERGY FILTERING; ENERGY RANGES; GOLD NANOPARTICLES; HIGH ENERGY; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; PLASMON IMAGING; SCANNING TECHNIQUES; STEM-EELS; TEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MONOCHROMATORS; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

GOLD NANOPARTICLE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77955515720     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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