Atomic oxygen erosion resistance of polyimide/ZrO2 hybrid films
β Scribed by Fei Xiao; Kai Wang; Maosheng Zhan
- Book ID
- 104002092
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 406 KB
- Volume
- 256
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0169-4332
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β¦ Synopsis
A series of polyimide/zirconia (PI/ZrO 2 ) hybrid films were synthesized based on zirconium n-butoxide, pyromellitic acid dianhydride (PMDA) and 4,4 -oxydianiline (ODA) by a sol-gel process. The atomic oxygen (AO) exposure tests were carried out using a ground-based atomic oxygen effects simulation facility. The effects of ZrO 2 content on the morphology and structure evolvement of PI/ZrO 2 hybrid films were investigated using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS), respectively. The results indicated that a zirconia-rich layer was formed on the polyimide film sourcing from the zirconium n-butoxide after AO exposure, which decreased the erosion rate and obviously improved the AO resistance of polyimide films.
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