Deriving the three-dimensional structure of ZnO nanowires/nanobelts by scanning transmission electron microscope tomography

Nano Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 253-262

  Ding, Yong ^a   Zhang, Fang ^a   Wang, Zhong Lin ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

electron tomography; nanobelt; nanowire; STEM; TEM; ZnO

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876094687     PISSN: 19980124     EISSN: 19980000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-013-0301-2     Document Type: Article

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