Three-dimensional chemistry of multiphase nanomaterials by energy-filtered transmission electron microscopy tomography

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1118-1128

  Roiban, Lucian ^a,b   Sorbier, Loïc ^b   Pichon, Christophe ^b   Bayle Guillemaud, Pascale ^c   Werckmann, Jacques ^a   Drillon, Marc ^a   Ersen, Ovidiu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b IFP ENERGIES NOUVELLES   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

3D imaging; chemical maps; EFTEM; electron tomography; silica alumina

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868532271     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S143192761200116X     Document Type: Article

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