In situ analysis of gas composition by electron energy-loss spectroscopy for environmental transmission electron microscopy

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-185

  Crozier, Peter A ^a   Chenna, Santhosh ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalysts; EELS; Environmental; Gas; In situ; TEM

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION TIME; EELS; ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PATH; IN-SITU; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; LOW LOSS; MASS TRANSPORT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REACTION CELLS; REAL TIME ANALYSIS; TEM;

ASSOCIATED GAS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; GAS MIXTURES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS FLOW; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 78650051816     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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