The effect of atomic oxygen flux and VUV radiation alone and in combination on the surface of fluorinated polyimide films was studied using XPS spectroscopy. Exposure of fluorinated polyimides to VUV radiation alone caused no observable damage to the polymer surface, while an atomic oxygen flux resulted in substantial oxidation of the surface. On the other hand, exposure to VUV radiation and atomic oxygen in combination caused extensive oxidation of the polymer surface after only 2 min of exposure. The amount of oxidized carbon on the polymer surface indicated that there is aromatic ring-opening oxidation. The changes in the O1s/C1s, N1s/C1s, and F1s/C1s ratios suggested that an ablative degradation process is highly favorable. A synergistic effect of VUV radiation in the presence of atomic oxygen is clearly evidenced from the XPS study. The atomic oxygen could be considered as the main factor in the degradation process of fluorinated polyimide films exposed to a low earth orbit environment.


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    Title :

    Surface properties of fluorinated polyimides exposed to VUV and atomic oxygen


    Additional title:

    Oberflächeneigenschaften von entfernter UV-Strahlung und atomarem Sauerstoff ausgesetzten, fluorierten Polyimiden


    Contributors:
    Rasoul, F.A. (author) / Hill, D.J.T. (author) / Forsythe, J.S. (author) / O'Donnell, J.H. (author) / George, G.A. (author) / Pomery, P.J. (author) / Young, P.R. (author) / Connell, J.W. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1995


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 14 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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