Morphology of LIB Fibers

Moreover, profuse microvoids were found in the LIB fibers by using a focus ion beam (FIB) method (The images can be found in Ref. [233]). Other than the crazes usually observed in the plastic deformation of glassy polymers, the microvoids in the LIB fibers were empty and aligned in the fiber direction. Such microvoids were similar to those observed during deforming semicrystalline 

The authors gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of Dr. Sikkema and Katelyn Lee, and Mary Bogle in writing parts of this chapter. 

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