High-resolution electron microscopy of nanostructured materials

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Asia

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-75

  Oku, Takeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atomic structure; Boron nitride; High resolution electron microscopy; Inorganic materials; Nanostructured materials

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ARRANGEMENT; DIRECT ANALYSIS; INORGANIC MATERIALS; NANO-STRUCTURED; OXIDE MATERIALS;

ATOMS; BORIDES; BORON; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES;

HIGH RESOLUTION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79958194513     PISSN: 22106812     EISSN: 22106820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/2210681211101010059     Document Type: Article

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