AFM topographies of densely packed nanoparticles: A quick way to determine the lateral size distribution by autocorrelation function analysis

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Fekete, L ^a   Kusova K ^a   Petrak V ^a,b   Kratochvilova I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

AFM; Autocorrelation function; Lateral grain size distribution; Nanodiamond

Indexed keywords

BATCH DATA PROCESSING; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; NANODIAMONDS; NANOPARTICLES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION ANALYSIS; AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; BASIC CHARACTERISTICS; DISTRIBUTION OF SIZE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; LATERAL DISTRIBUTIONS; LATERAL SIZES; POLYCRYSTALLINE FILM;

AUTOCORRELATION;

DENSELY PACKED NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; LATERAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84865645643     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-012-1062-7     Document Type: Article

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