A Sealed Liquid Cell for in Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy of Controlled Electrochemical Processes

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1061-1068

  Leenheer, Andrew J ^a   Sullivan, John P ^a   Shaw, Michael J ^a   Harris, C Thomas ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Batteries; electrochemical devices; electrochemical processes; imaging; materials science and technology.; microscopy

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; ELECTRODES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; IN SITU PROCESSING; LIQUIDS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON NITRIDE; SOLAR CELLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COPPER ELECTRODEPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMICAL CONTROL; ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS; HIGH-VACUUM ENVIRONMENTS; IN-SITU TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SILICON NITRIDE MEMBRANE;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 85027947634     PISSN: 10577157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2014.2380771     Document Type: Article

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