The QT-SLNs presented as spherically shaped under transmission electron microscopy, with an average diameter of 155.3 nm.
Morphological observation was performed using brightfield microscopy with an AMG EVOS XL light microscope equipped with a 100× objective (Bothwell Washington, USA).
The microstructure was investigated by advanced transmission electron microscopy including energy filtering techniques and scanning electron microscopy with an integrated electron back-scatter diffraction/orientation imaging microscopy.
A scanning electron microscopy with an energy-dispersive spectrometer (SEM-EDS) was used to characterize the cathode and analyze the element of cathode.
The morphology, composition and phase structure of the coating were investigated by scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy.
The intergranular segregation and precipitation were analyzed by using a transmission electron microscopy with an energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and a laser assisted three-dimensional atom probe.
By using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy with an additional applied electric field we investigate the local voltage drop in graphene on SiO2 under ambient conditions.
The nanoindentation of semicrystalline polyamide 6 (PA6) specimens was evaluated by atomic force microscopy with an extremely sharp diamond tip whose apex was nominally less than 10 nm in radius.
The oxide adhesion and the extent of sulfur segregation at the oxide alloy interface were determined, respectively, using tensile pull testing and scanning Auger microscopy with an in situ scratch device.
The characteristics of gradient variations in physical performances, microstructure, chemical compositions, and fracture surface were investigated by means of nanoindentation, scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction.
After the corrosion test, the surface morphology and composition of the coatings were examined by the scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive spectroscopy, which confirmed the existence of the implanted nickel in the coatings.
