Novel sample preparation for operando TEM of catalysts

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 156, Issue , 2015, Pages 18-22

  Miller, Benjamin K ^a   Barker, Trevor M ^a   Crozier, Peter A ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Catalyst; EELS; Environmental TEM (ETEM); In situ TEM; Operando; TEM sample

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GASES; PELLETIZING;

CATALYTIC CONVERSION; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEM; IN-SITU TEM; OPERANDO; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; RESIDUAL GAS ANALYSIS; TEM SAMPLE PREPARATION;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; GAS; MOLECULAR IMAGING; OPERANDO TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; POROSITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84929089669     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.05.003     Document Type: Article

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