Measurement of the size of spherical nanoparticles by means of atomic force microscopy

Measurement Science and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Couteau, O ^a   Roebben, G ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

atomic force microscopy; nanoparticle; particle size analysis

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DISPERSIONS; LATEXES; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPHERES;

HARD SUBSTRATE; INDIVIDUAL NANOPARTICLES; MEAN PARTICLE SIZE; NANO PARTICULATES; REFERENCE MATERIAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL INFORMATION;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

EID: 79956110321     PISSN: 09570233     EISSN: 13616501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/22/6/065101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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