Atomic-scale imaging and spectroscopy for in situ liquid scanning transmission electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 621-627

  Jungjohann, Katherine L ^a   Evans, James E ^b   Aguiar, Jeffery A ^a,c   Arslan, Ilke ^a   Browning, Nigel D ^a,b,d  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

atomic resolution; EELS; in situ; liquid cell; spectroscopy; STEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861844101     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927612000104     Document Type: Article

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