In situ synthesis of cobalt nanocrystal hierarchies in a transmission electron microscope

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Gnanavel, Thirunavukkarasu ^a   Möbus, Günter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cobalt nanocrystals; Electron beam In situ synthesis; Fabrication method; Ferromagnetic nanocrystals; TEM

Indexed keywords

BORON COMPOUNDS; COBALT COMPOUNDS; ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRONS; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS; FERROMAGNETISM; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; NANOCRYSTALS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSIONS;

ACCELERATION VOLTAGES; COBALT NANOCRYSTALS; ELECTRON BEAM IN SITU SYNTHESIS; FABRICATION METHOD; FERROMAGNETIC NANOCRYSTALS; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; SHORT-RANGE ORDERED; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

COBALT METALLOGRAPHY;

COBALT; FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL; NANOCRYSTAL;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON BEAM; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFABRICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84856794051     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-011-0683-6     Document Type: Article

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