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Semi-crystalline and amorphous polymers were etched using high energy ions. It was found that two basic surface patterns exist. But those patterns do not reflect the inner structure of the etched polymer. Instead the modulation of the surface is formed by a characteristic dependence of the etching process on the angle of incidence of the ions. Rows, found on the surface of uniaxially oriented polymers, can be explained by surface diffusion processes.
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Neppert, B., Heise, B. & Kilian, H.G. Ion etching of polymers. Colloid & Polymer Sci 261, 577–584 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01526623
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01526623