System for in situ UV-visible illumination of environmental transmission electron microscopy samples

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 461-469

  Miller, Benjamin K ^a   Crozier, Peter A ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental transmission electron microscopy; illumination; in situ; photocatalysis; solar energy; ultraviolet; visible light

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875427973     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927612014122     Document Type: Article

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