Determining the stoichiometry of (K,Na)NbO3 using optimized energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and electron energy-loss spectroscopy analyses in a transmission electron microscope

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2633-2639

  Šturm, Saso ^a   Benčan, Andreja ^a   Gulgun, Mehmet A ^b   Malič, Barbara ^a   Kosec, Marija ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b SABANCI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION TIME; ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; CHARACTERISTIC X RAYS; COUNTING STATISTICS; ELECTRON DOSE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD FREE PIEZOCERAMICS; NOMINAL COMPOSITION; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; OXYGEN LOSS; POTASSIUM NIOBATE; SPECIMEN THICKNESS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; NIOBIUM; NIOBIUM OXIDE; OPTIMIZATION; POTASSIUM; RADIATION DAMAGE; SODIUM; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 80051546030     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2011.04389.x     Document Type: Article

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