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Title: Radiation tolerant polymeric films through the incorporation of small molecule dopants in the polymer matrix

Abstract

Radiation induced conductivity (RIC) in semicrystalline polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films can be reduced by incorporating small molecule electron traps into the polymer. The electron traps contained an aromatic core with strong electron withdrawing functionality pendant to the core and were incorporated into the PET film by immersing the polymer in a solution of dopant and solvent at elevated temperatures. The chemical functionality of the electron trapping molecule and the number of pendant functional groups had a strong impact on the equilibrium doping level and the most effective doping solvent. In addition, all of the electron traps exhibited effectiveness at reducing the RIC. The technique of incorporating small molecule dopants into the polymer matrix in order to reduce the RIC can potentially be exploited with other polymers films and coatings utilized in electronics devices such as encapsulants, conformal coatings, and polymeric underfills.

Authors:
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  1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
21064528
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 103; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2832755; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; COATINGS; DOPED MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; FILMS; PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; POLYESTERS; SOLVENTS; TRAPS

Citation Formats

Lenhart, Joseph L, Cole, Phillip J, Cole, Shannon M, Schroeder, John L, and Belcher, Michael E. Radiation tolerant polymeric films through the incorporation of small molecule dopants in the polymer matrix. United States: N. p., 2008. Web. doi:10.1063/1.2832755.
Lenhart, Joseph L, Cole, Phillip J, Cole, Shannon M, Schroeder, John L, & Belcher, Michael E. Radiation tolerant polymeric films through the incorporation of small molecule dopants in the polymer matrix. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2832755
Lenhart, Joseph L, Cole, Phillip J, Cole, Shannon M, Schroeder, John L, and Belcher, Michael E. 2008. "Radiation tolerant polymeric films through the incorporation of small molecule dopants in the polymer matrix". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2832755.
@article{osti_21064528,
title = {Radiation tolerant polymeric films through the incorporation of small molecule dopants in the polymer matrix},
author = {Lenhart, Joseph L and Cole, Phillip J and Cole, Shannon M and Schroeder, John L and Belcher, Michael E},
abstractNote = {Radiation induced conductivity (RIC) in semicrystalline polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films can be reduced by incorporating small molecule electron traps into the polymer. The electron traps contained an aromatic core with strong electron withdrawing functionality pendant to the core and were incorporated into the PET film by immersing the polymer in a solution of dopant and solvent at elevated temperatures. The chemical functionality of the electron trapping molecule and the number of pendant functional groups had a strong impact on the equilibrium doping level and the most effective doping solvent. In addition, all of the electron traps exhibited effectiveness at reducing the RIC. The technique of incorporating small molecule dopants into the polymer matrix in order to reduce the RIC can potentially be exploited with other polymers films and coatings utilized in electronics devices such as encapsulants, conformal coatings, and polymeric underfills.},
doi = {10.1063/1.2832755},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/21064528}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 2,
volume = 103,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2008},
month = {Tue Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2008}
}