Progress in electron tomography to assess the 3D nanostructure of catalysts

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 115-125

  Zečević, Jovana ^a   De Jong, Krijn P ^a   De Jongh, Petra E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atomic resolution; Electron tomography; Heterogeneous catalysts; Image analysis; Nanomaterials; Reconstruction algorithms; Structural characterization; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PARTICLE SIZE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOMIC RESOLUTION; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHMS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION;

NANOCATALYSTS;

EID: 84882263536     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cossms.2013.04.002     Document Type: Review

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