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. 2014 Nov 12;50(2):493–518. doi: 10.1007/s10853-014-8685-2

Table 15.

SEM/SDD-EDS analysis of metal oxides (results in atom fractions)

Oxide O ideal O mean Relative error (%) σ Relative σ (%) Metal ideal Metal mean Relative error (%) σ Relative σ (%)
Al2O3 0.6000 0.5905 −1.6 0.00039 0.07 0.4000 0.4095 2.4 0.00039 0.1
SiO2 0.6667 0.6535 −2.0 0.00033 0.05 0.3333 0.3465 4.0 0.00033 0.1
SiO 0.5000 0.4989 −0.20 0.00033 0.07 0.5000 0.5011 0.20 0.00033 0.07
Fe2O3 0.6000 0.5988 −0.20 0.00068 0.11 0.4000 0.4012 0.30 0.00068 0.17
Cu2O 0.3333 0.3250 −2.5 0.0010 0.30 0.6667 0.6750 1.2 0.0010 0.15
CuO 0.5000 0.4868 −2.6 0.0026 0.54 0.5000 0.5132 2.6 0.0026 0.51