Investigating the structure of non-graphitising carbons using electron energy loss spectroscopy in the transmission electron microscope

Carbon

Volumn 49, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 5049-5063

  Zhang, Zhi Li ^a,b   Brydson, Rik ^b   Aslam, Zabeada ^b   Reddy, Sundeep ^b   Brown, Andy ^b   Westwood, Aidan ^b   Rand, Brian ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION; DENSITY OF GASES; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FULLERENES; GAS ADSORPTION; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; POROUS MATERIALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CARBON MATERIAL; ELONGATED PORES; GRAPHITIC LAYERS; LOCALISED; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84857034896     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.07.023     Document Type: Article

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