Development of a technique for in situ high temperature TEM observation of catalysts in a highly moisturized air atmosphere

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 199-206

  Yaguchi, Toshie ^a   Kanemura, Takashi ^a   Shimizu, Takahiro ^b   Imamura, Daichi ^b   Watabe, Akira ^a   Kamino, Takeo ^a  

^a HITACHI HIGH TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b JAPAN AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

analytical TEM; catalyst; gas injection; humid atmosphere; in situ observation; specimen heating holder

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CARBON BLACK; CATALYSTS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; PLATINUM;

ANALYTICAL TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GAS INJECTION; HIGH MOISTURE CONTENTS; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; HUMID ATMOSPHERES; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; PT PARTICLE; SPECIMEN HEATING; SPECIMEN HEATING HOLDER; ]+ CATALYST;

GRAIN GROWTH;

EID: 84865017283     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs041     Document Type: Article

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