Open AccessMicrofocus X‐ray Diffraction of Spherulites of Poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate
Author(s) -
Mahendrasingam A.,
Martin C.,
Fuller W.,
Blundell D. J.,
MacKerron D.,
Rule R. J.,
Oldman R. J.,
Liggat J.,
Riekel C.,
Engström P.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of synchrotron radiation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 99
ISSN - 1600-5775
DOI - 10.1107/s0909049595009769
Subject(s) - beamline , crystallinity , synchrotron radiation , materials science , diffraction , synchrotron , polymer , x ray , optics , x ray crystallography , crystallography , beam (structure) , composite material , chemistry , physics
The microfocus X‐ray beamline at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility has been used to investigate the variation in molecular orientation and crystallinity in spherulites of the organic polymer poly‐3‐hydroxybutyrate (PHB). This is the first report of the correlation of optical and X‐ray measurements on spherulitic polymer films where X‐ray diffraction patterns have been recorded and displayed continuously in real time while the specimen was tracked in steps of 10 μm across an incident X‐ray beam with a diameter as small as 10 μm.