Erosion protection and surface conductivity enhancement of TOR polymers by ImplantoxTM technology

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Sep 2003

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2003esasp.540..473i&link_type=abstract

In: Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Materials in a Space Environment, 16-20 June 2003, Noordwijk, The Netherla

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Space Environment, Materials

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The possibility to apply successfully the patented Implantox surface modification technology to P-containing TORLM and TORNC thin polymer films for additional improvement of their erosion resistance in simulated low Earth orbit environment, up to full protection, has been achieved and demonstrated. The importance of the appropriate choice of elements to be implanted and implantation conditions, derived by computer simulation in high-performance space-related polymers, has been confirmed experimentally through P, Si, and P+Si implantation. Following fast atomic oxygen exposure was performed in a ground-based space simulator, and compared to the results of oxygen plasma asher testing. Using complementary surface analysis techniques, it was shown that oxidative surface conversion represents the main mechanism of full protection in all cases of successful Implantox treatment. Strong decrease of surface resistivity was shown to be an additional positive outcome of ImplantoxTM treatment of space-related polymer films.

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