Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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229081 | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry | 2008 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The effects of electron beam radiation on polyimide films were investigated through dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), in which the energy of the electron beam was set to a voltage of 1 MeV and a beam current of 4 mA. The β2 sub-glass relaxation temperature of polyimide decreased with irradiation dose, consisting with formation of free radicals at the ends of the molecular chains. The glass relaxation temperatures are not influenced as a function of increasing electron beam exposure because imide rings prevent structural damage by electron beam irradiation. Furthermore, decomposition temperatures of the irradiated polyimide slightly decrease, from 571.42 to 570.67 °C and the residue weight also decreases.
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Authors
Phil-Hyun Kang, Young-Kyou Jeon, Joon-Pyo Jeun, Jin-Wook Shin, Young-Chang Nho,