Abrams, K.J. and Wan, Q. and Stehling, N.A. and Jiao, C. and Talari, A.C.S. and Rehman, I. and Rodenburg, C. (2017) Nanoscale Mapping of Semi-Crystalline Polypropylene. Physica Status Solidi (C) Current Topics in Solid State Physics, 14 (12): 1700153. ISSN 1862-6351
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Abstract
We reveal nanoscale information of semi-crystalline polypropylene with the use of a new secondary electron hyperspectral imaging technique. The innovative combination of cryo-SEM and low voltage allows for the optimized imaging of these beam-sensitive materials. Through the collection of secondary electron hyperspectral imaging data, mapping of molecular order on the nano-scale in the scanning electron microscope (SEM) can be achieved.