Table 1 Sizes of CeO2 and ZnO as measured with SEM, STEM-in-SEM, BET, DLS and DMAS.

From: Embedding and cross-sectioning as a sample preparation procedure for accurate and representative size and shape measurement of nanopowders

Method

Measurand

CeO2

ZnO

Value/nm

SEM (method ❸)

dMinFeret,50,0

34.7

27.1

dECD,50,0

38.7

30.4

STEM-in-SEM (method ❷)

dMinFeret,50,0

25.3

20.2

dECD,50,0

29.1

22.5

VSSA

dVSSA

32

42

DLS

d50,3 (d50,0)

63*(39)

200*(132)

DMAS

D50,0,emob

37.4

–**

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Nominal value

 < 50

20

  1. *The median ECD extracted (as an approximation) from the calculated number-weighted particle size distribution.
  2. **Not available, as ZnO was dispersed in IPA and thus it was not measurable with DMAS due to low conductivity.