DOI: 10.1038/nature06352. Element-selective imaging of atomic columns in a crystal using STEM and EELS

Element-selective imaging of atomic columns in a crystal using STEM and EELS

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Kimoto, K., Asaka, T., Nagai, T., Saito, M., Matsui, Y., & Ishizuka, K. (2007). Element-selective imaging of atomic columns in a crystal using STEM and EELS. Nature, 450(7170), 702â704.

Authors 6

Koji Kimoto (first)
Toru Asaka (additional)
Takuro Nagai (additional)
Mitsuhiro Saito (additional)
Yoshio Matsui (additional)
Kazuo Ishizuka (additional)

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