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Title: Resonant soft X-ray scattering in polymer science

Abstract

Resonant soft X-ray scattering (RSoXS) is an emerging, powerful technique to probe the nano-to-mesoscale structure of polymers and other molecules. It joins together small-angle X-ray scattering (a statistical nanoprobe) with X-ray spectroscopy that brings with it unique chemical and bond-orientation sensitivity. Through over a decade of discovery and development, RSoXS is moving from a niche technique applied to organic electronic thin films to a mature tool applicable to a plethora of polymeric and molecular systems, encompassing new modalities, analyses, and simulation methods. This development promises to deliver increasingly quantitative answers to challenging questions in polymer science as well as expand its usefulness to complementary fields. Here, this review presents a full synopsis of the technique, including background on the theoretical underpinnings, measurement best practices, and examples of recent RSoXS applications and discoveries provided here to accelerate the transition to a broader range of soft matter and polymeric fields.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]
  1. Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
  2. National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division (MSE)
OSTI Identifier:
1976371
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 2222905
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0017923
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Polymer Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 60; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 2642-4150
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; NEXAFS spectroscopy; resonant soft X-ray scattering; small angle scattering; chemical and orientational nanostructure; polymer and small molecule materials; 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; Resonant Soft X-ray Scattering

Citation Formats

Collins, Brian A., and Gann, Eliot. Resonant soft X-ray scattering in polymer science. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1002/pol.20210414.
Collins, Brian A., & Gann, Eliot. Resonant soft X-ray scattering in polymer science. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210414
Collins, Brian A., and Gann, Eliot. Sat . "Resonant soft X-ray scattering in polymer science". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20210414. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1976371.
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