In situ observation of Pt nanoparticles on graphene layers under high temperature using aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 409-413

  Hashimoto, Ayako ^a   Takeguchi, Masaki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aberration corrected transmission electron microscope; catalytic nanoparticles; graphene; high temperature; in situ observation

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COLLOIDS; ELECTRONS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METAL NANOPARTICLES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ABERRATION-CORRECTED; ABERRATION-CORRECTED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; CATALYTIC NANOPARTICLE; GRAPHENE LAYERS; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; PT ATOMS; PT NANOPARTICLES; SINGLE-ATOMS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 84871219090     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs060     Document Type: Article

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