Evaluation of piezoelectric PVDF polymers for use in space environments. Part II, Effects of atomic oxygen and vacuum UV exposure
The effects of atomic oxygen (AO) and vacuum UV radiation simulating low Earth orbit conditions on two commercially available piezoelectric polymer films, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) P(VDF-TrFE), have been studied. Surface erosion and pattern deve...
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| Published in: | Journal of polymer science. Part B, Polymer physics Vol. 43; no. 18 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
01-04-2005
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| Summary: | The effects of atomic oxygen (AO) and vacuum UV radiation simulating low Earth orbit conditions on two commercially available piezoelectric polymer films, poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) P(VDF-TrFE), have been studied. Surface erosion and pattern development are significant for both polymers. Erosion yields were determined as 2.8 x 10{sup -24} cm{sup 3}/atom for PVDF and 2.5 x 10{sup -24} cm{sup 3}/atom for P(VDF-TrFE). The piezoelectric properties of the residual material of both polymers were largely unchanged after exposure, although a slight shift in the Curie transition of the P(VDF-TrFE) was observed. A lightly cross-linked network was formed in the copolymer presumably because of penetrating vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) radiation, while the homopolymer remained uncross-linked. These differences were attributed to varying degrees of crystallinity and potentially greater absorption, and hence damage, of VUV radiation in P(VDF-TrFE) compared with PVDF. |
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| Bibliography: | AC04-94AL85000 USDOE SAND2005-2159J |
| ISSN: | 0887-6266 1099-0488 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/polb.20549 |