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APPENDIX A 107 Appendix A Definitions of Acronyms ABPBI Polybenzimidazole AEM Analytical electron microscopy CBED Convergent beam electron diffraction CVD Chemical vapor deposition DCCA Drying control chemical agents DIGM Diffusion-induced grain-boundary migration EDS Energy dispersive spectroscopy EELS Electron energy loss spectroscopy EXAFS Extended x-ray absorption fine structure FIM Field ion microscope FTIR Fourier transform infrared HREM High resolution electron microscopy MBE Molecular beam epitaxy NLO Nonlinear optical NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance PAS Positron annihilation spectroscopy PBZT Poly-p-phenylenebenzobisthiazole PMMA Poly(methyl methacrylate) PPTA Poly(p-phenylene terephthalamide) RBS Rutherford back-scattering spectroscopy SANS Small angle neutron scattering SEM Scanning electron microscopy SMSI Strong metal support interaction STEM Scanning transmission electron microscopy STM Scanning tunneling microscope TEM Transmission electron microscopy UHV Ultrahigh vacuum XES X-ray emission spectroscopy XPS X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy XRD X-ray diffraction
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