Supervisor
((Consultant))
Miroslav Šlouf, PhD
TopicPrecession electron diffraction: atomic structure and nanostructure of polymer crystals
AnnotationMain idea: Precession electron diffraction (PED) is completely new method of electron diffraction. PED yields intensities of diffractions, which are much less influenced by dynamical effects in comparison with standard electron diffraction (ED). Therefore, PED can be used for precise analysis of synthetic polymer crystals, which has not been possible with standard ED. Task: Preparation of polymer single crystals, characterization of their morphology and nanostructure by light microscopy (LM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In collaboration with Physical Institute AS CR, determination of crystal structures by means of ED and PED. Originality: PED is a new technique, which has appeared a few years ago. According to available literature, it has not been applied to study of synthetic polymer single crystals. Consequently, the PED analysis of crystalline polymers should bring quite original findings in the field of crystal structure analysis.

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