Zeolites are no longer a challenge: Atomic resolution data by Aberration-corrected STEM

Micron

Volumn 68, Issue , 2015, Pages 146-151

  Mayoral, Alvaro ^a   Anderson, Paul A ^b   Diaz, Isabel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE CATÁLISIS Y PETROLEOQUÍMICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aberration corrected STEM; Beam damage; Radiolysis; Zeolite

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914109839     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2014.05.009     Document Type: Article

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