Interpretation of the nano-electron-diffraction patterns along the five-fold Axis of decahedral gold nanoparticles

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 279-283

  Romeu, L D ^a   Reyes Gasga, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; gold decahedral nanoparticles; image analysis; nanodiffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957483456     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927610094511     Document Type: Article

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