Table 7 Fractal dimension parameters and porosity as calculated by different methods from STEM images.

From: Electron tomography and fractal aspects of MoS2 and MoS2/Co spheres

Material

Method of analysis

D p

D B

D I

D M

STEM-porosity (%)

MoS2

1.17 ± 0.01

1.71 ± 0.02

1.83 ± 0.01

1.86 ± 0.01

14.6

MoS2/Co

1.05 ± 0.01

1.57 ± 0.01

1.64 ± 0.01

2.21 ± 0.01

23.6

  1. D P , D B , D I and D M are measured from STEM-images; D p scaling interval ∈ [1, 2]; D B scaling interval ∈ [1, 2]; D I scaling interval ∈ [1, 2]; D M  ≥ 1.
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