In situ transmission electron microscopy of lead dendrites and lead ions in aqueous solution

ACS Nano

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 6308-6317

  White, Edward R ^a   Singer, Scott B ^a   Augustyn, Veronica ^a   Hubbard, William A ^a   Mecklenburg, Matthew ^a   Dunn, Bruce ^a   Regan, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

dendrites; electron microscopy in liquid; in situ TEM; ions; scanning transmission electron microscopy; STEM; water

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC RESOLUTION IMAGES; COMPACT LAYER; DENDRITIC GROWTH; DIGITAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEPOSITION; IN-SITU; IN-SITU TEM; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION; IONIC CONCENTRATIONS; LEAD DEPOSITION; LEAD IONS; NANOSCALE ASSEMBLIES; POTENTIAL CHANGE; REAL TIME; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEM; STORAGE TECHNOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); DEPOSITS; IN SITU PROCESSING; IONS; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DIVALENT CATION; LEAD; METAL NANOPARTICLE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POWER SUPPLY; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CATIONS, DIVALENT; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; LEAD; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SOLUTIONS; WATER;

EID: 84864184025     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn3017469     Document Type: Article

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