Cryogenic 4D-STEM analysis of an amorphous-crystalline polymer blend: Combined nanocrystalline and amorphous phase mapping

Donohue, Jennifer; Zeltmann, Steven E.; Bustillo, Karen C.; Savitzky, Benjamin; Jones, Mary Ann; Meyers, Gregory F.; Ophus, Colin; Minor, Andrew M.

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2022.103882

Title: Cryogenic 4D-STEM analysis of an amorphous-crystalline polymer blend: Combined nanocrystalline and amorphous phase mapping

Journal Article · 28 February 2022 · iScience

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.103882 · OSTI ID:1845728

Donohue, Jennifer; Zeltmann, Steven E.; Bustillo, Karen C.; Savitzky, Benjamin; Jones, Mary Ann; Meyers, Gregory F.; Ophus, Colin;

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