Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy imaging of surface plasmons at the nanometer scale

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 162, Issue , 2016, Pages A1-A24

  Colliex, Christian ^a   Kociak, Mathieu ^a   Stéphan, Odile ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

EELS; Plasmon

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON GAS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; PLASMONS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

ANALYTICAL PROPERTIES; ATOM IDENTIFICATION; CHARGE OSCILLATION; COLLECTIVE EXCITATIONS; COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; ENERGY RESOLUTIONS; HIGH-ENERGY ELECTRON; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY;

NANOPARTICLE; NANOROD;

DEVICES; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; GEOMETRY; HYBRIDIZATION; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; MICROSCOPE; MORPHOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; SURFACE PLASMON RESONANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84957727654     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2015.11.012     Document Type: Review

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