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Electron transparent gold platelets

Substrates for interfacial structural studies by transmission electron microscopy

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Fundamental studies using electron microscopy in fields such as alloying and phase growth are facilitated by using thin foils of low instrinsic defect density. Gold foils or platelets produced by precipitation from aqueous solution are particularly suitable.

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  1. Physics Department, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa

    Jacobus A. A. Engelbrecht & Hendrik C. Snyman

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Engelbrecht, J.A.A., Snyman, H.C. Electron transparent gold platelets. Gold Bull 16, 66–69 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03214625

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