Application of valence electron energy-loss spectroscopy and plasmon energy mapping for determining material properties at the nanoscale

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 339-351

  Howe, James M ^a   Oleshko, Vladimir P ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Material properties; Nanoparticles; Plasmons; VEELS EFTEM

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; METALS, HEAVY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY, ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

DIESEL ENGINES; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HARDNESS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PLASMONS;

DIRECT DETERMINATION; DIRECT IMAGING; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY-FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; NANO SCALE; NANOPRECIPITATE; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; PLASMON ENERGY; VALENCE ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; VALENCE ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPY/EFTEM;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 9944237482     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfh044     Document Type: Article

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