Transmission electron microscopy specimen preparation method for multiphase porous functional ceramics

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 501-505

  Zhang, W ^a   Kuhn, L Theil ^a   Jorgensen P S ^a   Thyden K ^a   Bentzen, J J ^a   Abdellahi, E ^a   Sudireddy, B R ^a   Chen, M ^a   Bowen, J R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

epoxy; FIB; porous ceramic composites; TEM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875438976     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927613000019     Document Type: Article

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