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In characterizing a ceramic—whether it is a single crystal, polycrystalline, or a glass—there are certain types of information that we are interested in obtaining.
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Carter, C.B., Norton, M.G. (2013). Characterizing Structure, Defects, and Chemistry. In: Ceramic Materials. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3523-5_10
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