Three-dimensional structural analysis of polymer/inorganic nanocomposite by 180-degree projection TEMT (transmission electron microtomography)

Noboru Kawase; Mitsuro Kato; Hideo Nishioka; Takeshi Kaneko; Yukihiro Nishikawa; Hiroshi Jinnai

Three-dimensional structural analysis of polymer/inorganic nanocomposite by 180-degree projection TEMT (transmission electron microtomography)

Noboru Kawase, Mitsuro Kato, Hideo Nishioka, Takeshi Kaneko, Yukihiro Nishikawa, Hiroshi Jinnai

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Abstract

Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT) has been used to study three-dimensional (3D) structure of polymer/ZrO₂ nanocomposite. One of the serious factors that limits the TEMT resolution is the "missing wedge" in Fourier space caused by a limitation of angular range available in a transmission electron microscope. In the present study, a rod-shaped specimen whose diameter is ca. 150 nm was attached at the tip of a specially modified specimen holder without any supporting film. This arrangement enabled us to rotate freely the rod-shaped specimen with high precision, and resulted in an exact reconstruction of 3D structures without the missing wedge.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 2006 Oct 18
Externally published	Yes
Event	55th SPSJ Annual Meeting - Nagoya, Japan Duration: 2006 May 24 → 2006 May 26

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Other	55th SPSJ Annual Meeting
Country	Japan
City	Nagoya
Period	06/5/24 → 06/5/26

Keywords

180-degree projection
Polymer nanocomposite
Rod-shaped sample
Transmission electron microtomography (TEMT)
ZrO filler

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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Three-dimensional structural analysis of polymer/inorganic nanocomposite by 180-degree projection TEMT (transmission electron microtomography). / Kawase, Noboru; Kato, Mitsuro; Nishioka, Hideo; Kaneko, Takeshi; Nishikawa, Yukihiro; Jinnai, Hiroshi.

2006. Paper presented at 55th SPSJ Annual Meeting, Nagoya, Japan.

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