Study of structures at the boundary and defects in organic thin films of perchlorocoronene by high-resolution and analytical transmission electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1465-1474

  Koshino, Masanori ^a   Kurata, Hiroki ^b   Isoda, Seiij ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

DFT; EELS; EFTEM; HRTEM; Organic crystal; Perchlorocoronene; Radiation damage

Indexed keywords

DFT; EELS; EFTEM; HRTEM; ORGANIC CRYSTAL; PERCHLOROCORONENE;

CHLORINE; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTALS; DEFECTS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; IRRADIATION; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; RADIATION DAMAGE;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON; CHLORIDE; CORONENE; PERCHLOROCORONENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMICAL BOND; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GOLD STANDARD; MOLECULAR MODEL; PHASE SEPARATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION MONITORING; THERMOSTABILITY; THIN FILAMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 77958500774     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.09.003     Document Type: Article

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