Combining scanning electron microscopy and fast Fourier transform for characterizing mesopore and defect structures in mesoporous materials

  • Yi Zeng
  • , Ziwei Liu
  • , Wei Wu
  • , Fangfang Xu
  • , Jianlin Shi*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The mesopore structure is normally determined through Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). In this study, a novel technique is proposed for assessing the surface and interior planar pore structures, plane groups of ordered pore arrangements and defect structures in a number of mesoporous materials through a combination of SEM imaging, ion milling and fast Fourier transformation (FFT). This strategy provides a unique and facile approach to characterize the surface and inner pore structures and interior defects of bulky mesoporous materials with varied complex structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)163-167
Number of pages5
JournalMicroporous and Mesoporous Materials
Volume220
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cross section ion polishing
  • Fast Fourier transformation
  • Mesoporous materials
  • Scanning electron microscopy

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