Figure 2
(a) Electron diffraction pattern of boehmite; (b) image of boehmite crystallites; (c) intensity profile of (a) and background removal using Brückner algorithm; (d) intensity profile after the background removal; (e) simulated electron diffraction pattern of boehmite. Arrows in (d) indicate the formation of γ-alumina even though the pattern in (a) is taken in the beginning of the experiment. Inserted in (e) is a structural model of boehmite, where Al is shown in green, O in red, and H in peach (the smallest in size). |