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Nano Phase Characterization by Transmission Electron Microscopy: Experimental and Simulation
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
- 1 Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
- 2 Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
- 3 Posgrado en Ciencia e Ingeniería de Materiales, Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
- 4 Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
- 5 Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
- 6 Departamento de Materia Condensada/Instituto de Física, UNAM, Circuito de la Investigación Científica, Ciudad Universitaria, México, D.F., México
Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 06 (2015)·Pages 935–942·Published 6 November 2015·DOI10.4236/msa.2015.611094
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Abstract
This paper introduces a methodology of characterization of nanostructured systems in which trans- mission electron microscopy is used as a central element of the study. Experimental studies of HREM are performed in parallel with studies in the Simula TEM program to stimulate high-resolution images and diffraction patterns. To confirm the accuracy of the results, studies of X-ray diffraction (XRD) were performed. In order to illustrate the methodology, bismuth oxide Bi 2 O 3 nanoparticles are synthesized by a method of biosynthesis because this sample is rich in structural information.
KeywordsTransmission Electron MicroscopyNanoparticlesBismuth Oxide Bi<i>2</i>O<i>3</i>
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