Unveiling Oxygen K-Edge and Cobalt L-Edge Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Cobalt Hydroxide and Their Evolution under Electron Beam Irradiation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Methods
2.1. Materials Synthesis
2.2. Electron Microscopy
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Seo, J.H.; Kwon, J.-H. Unveiling Oxygen K-Edge and Cobalt L-Edge Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Cobalt Hydroxide and Their Evolution under Electron Beam Irradiation. Nanomaterials 2023, 13, 2767. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13202767
Seo JH, Kwon J-H. Unveiling Oxygen K-Edge and Cobalt L-Edge Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Cobalt Hydroxide and Their Evolution under Electron Beam Irradiation. Nanomaterials. 2023; 13(20):2767. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13202767
Chicago/Turabian StyleSeo, Jong Hyeok, and Ji-Hwan Kwon. 2023. "Unveiling Oxygen K-Edge and Cobalt L-Edge Electron Energy Loss Spectra of Cobalt Hydroxide and Their Evolution under Electron Beam Irradiation" Nanomaterials 13, no. 20: 2767. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13202767