title: Backscattered electron (BSE) imaging of platinum nano-particles dispersed in mesoporous silica.
abstract: High-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HR-SEM) with backscattered electrons (BSE) under a low accelerating voltage provided images with compositional information about Pt nano-particles with a diameter of approximately 6 nm that were dispersed in mesoporous silica (SBA-15). The dispersion of Pt nano-particles in mesoporous silica was investigated using the BSE imaging method in combination with the broad ion beam (BIB) cross-section fabrication technique.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba Central 5, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8565, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikawa
authors.forename: Mitsuhiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miyaki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Endo