3D-TEM investigation of the nanostructure of a δ-Al 2O 3 catalyst support decorated with Pd nanoparticles

Nanoscale

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 946-954

  Roiban, Lucian ^a   Sorbier, Loïc ^b   Pichon, Christophe ^b   Pham Huu, Cuong ^a   Drillon, Marc ^a   Ersen, Ovidiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL PLANES; BIMODAL POROSITY; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; HIGH RESOLUTION; NANOMETRE RESOLUTION; PD NANO PARTICLE; SPATIAL ARRANGEMENTS; TOMOGRAPHIC;

COALESCENCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; NANOPARTICLES; PLATELETS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84856720803     PISSN: 20403364     EISSN: 20403372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2nr11235c     Document Type: Article

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