Transmission electron microscopy characteristics

The isotropic form has little graphitic characteristic and essentially no optical activity. It is composed of very fine grains without observable orientation and for this reason, it is known as isotropic carbon rather than isotropic graphite. It is often obtained in fluidized-bed deposition, possibly due to continuous surface regeneration by the mechanical rubbing action of the bed. An isotropic structure, observed by transmission electron microscopy, is shown in Fig. 7.4.111]... 

Tomography was applied during Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analysis of various reduced Au/zeolite samples. The size and location of the gold nanoparticles as a function of the support characteristics and preparation method are discussed. 

Transmission electron microscopy micrographs (Fig. 13.24) also indicate an important characteristic of the supported particles. As in the case of suspensions, they are either aggregated or isolated. Support surface properties may he an important factor governing this aggregation. After deposition on the support, we observed that samples prepared from acidic hydrosols are characterized by the presence of aggregated particles constituting flocculates ranging from 10 to 200 nm, whereas samples prepared via basic hydrosols contain only isolated particles. The opposite was observed when hydrosols were concerned. These final states of the supported particles may be controlled... 

A mineral is a naturally occurring, crystalline inorganic compound with a specific chemical composition and crystal structure. Minerals are commonly named to honor a person, to indicate the geographic area where the mineral was discovered, or to highlight some distinctive chemical, crystallographic, or physical characteristic of the substance. Each mineral sample has some obvious properties color, shape, texture, and perhaps odor or taste. However, to determine the precise composition and crystal structure necessary to accurately identify the species, one or several of the following techniques must be employed optical, x-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and diffraction, and chemical and spectral analyses. 

The size and morphology are characteristic parameters of metal particles. It is possible to determine them by various techniques transmission electron microscopy (TEM) [105-107], X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) [108], X-ray diffraction (XRD), extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAES) [109, 110], thermoprogrammed oxidation, reduction or desorption (TPO, TPR or TPO) and chemisorption of probe molecules (H2, O2, CO, NO) are currently used. It is therefore possible to know the particles (i) size (by TEM) [105-107], extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAES) [109, 110]), (ii) structure (by XRD, TEM), (iii) chemical composition (by TEM-EDAX, elemental analysis), (iv) chemical state (surface and bulk metal atoms by XPS [108], TPD, TPR, TPO) and... 

In transmission electron microscopy (TEM), a beam of highly focused and highly energetic electrons is directed toward a thin sample (< 200 nm) which might be prepared from solution as thin film (often cast on water) or by cryocutting of a solid sample. The incident electrons interact with the atoms in the sample, producing characteristic radiation. Information is obtained from both deflected and nondeflected transmitted electrons, backscattered and secondary electrons, and emitted photons. 

Because of the instrumental requirements, these are usually not routine monitoring techniques. However, unlike other methods, they give detailed information on particle shapes. In addition, chemical composition information can be obtained using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) or scanning electron microscopy (SEM) combined with energy-dispersive spectrometry (EDS). The electron beam causes the sample to emit fluorescent X-rays that have energies characteristic of the elements in the sample. Thus a map showing the distribution of elements in the sample can be produced as the electron beam scans the sample. 

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For example, Wuelfing et al. reported on the synthesis of Au NPs using the thiolated polymer, a-methoxy-co-mercapto-poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG-SH), as stabilizer in a modification of the Brust-Schiffrin method using a 1/12 polymer thiol/ AuC14 ratio. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the product had modestly polydisperse Au cores of average diameter 2.8 1 nm. This nanomaterial led to characteristics uniquely different from alkanethiolate MPCs, notably aqueous solubility, thermal and chemical stability, ligand footprint size, and ionic conductivity [66]. 

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