In Situ TEM Study of Structural Changes in Na-β″-Alumina Using Electron Beam Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kim, S.-D.; Kim, Y.-W. In Situ TEM Study of Structural Changes in Na-β″-Alumina Using Electron Beam Irradiation. Materials 2022, 15, 2663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072663
Kim S-D, Kim Y-W. In Situ TEM Study of Structural Changes in Na-β″-Alumina Using Electron Beam Irradiation. Materials. 2022; 15(7):2663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072663
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Sung-Dae, and Young-Woon Kim. 2022. "In Situ TEM Study of Structural Changes in Na-β″-Alumina Using Electron Beam Irradiation" Materials 15, no. 7: 2663. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15072663