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Adhesive property enhancement by photochemical modification on polyimide sheet surface by irradiation with excimer lamp

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OSTI ID:490888
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  1. Tokai Univ., Hiratsuka, Kanagawa (Japan). Faculty of Engineering
Polyimide sheet surface was photochemically modified to be hydrophilic property with Xe{sub 2}* excimer lamp ({lambda} = 172 nm) irradiation and pure water solution. The solution was sandwiched between the surface and fused silica glass. With the excimer lamp irradiation, the solution and the surface were excited; the surface was dehydrogenated by the hydrogen atoms which were photodissociated from pure water and replaced the photodissociated OH radicals. The hydrophilic property of the modified surface was evaluated by measuring the contact angle with water. The replacement of the OH radicals were confirmed by FTIR. The modified surface was bonded to stainless steel with an epoxy resin for evaluation of the adhesive strength by the shearing tensile test. As a result, the adhesion was increased to 1.4 times that of the non-irradiated sample.
OSTI ID:
490888
Report Number(s):
CONF-951155--; ISBN 1-55899-300-2
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English