Characterization of mesoporosity in ceria particles using electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-60

  Shih, Shao Ju ^a,d   Herrero, Pilar Rodrigo ^a,b   Li, Guoqiang ^a   Chen, Chin Yi ^c   Lozano Perez, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

ceria; electron tomography; high angle annular dark field; mesoporous; spray pyrolysis; transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957496314     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927610093980     Document Type: Article

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