Electret properties of polyethylene and polytetrafluoroethylene films with chemically modified surface

This paper investigates the effect of chemical surface modification of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) films on their electret properties. PTFE films were subjected to wet treatment with three different chemicals: orthophosphoric acid, tetrabutyl titanate and tetra...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on dielectrics and electrical insulation 2011-02, Vol.18 (1), p.8-14
Main Authors: Rychkov, D, Kuznetsov, A, Rychkov, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
charge carrier processes
charge stability
Chemicals
Dielectrics
Electrets
Electric potential
Electrical insulation
Plastics
polyethylene
Polyethylenes
polytetrafluoroethylene
Polytetrafluoroethylenes
Surface treatment
Thermal stability
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Summary:This paper investigates the effect of chemical surface modification of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) films on their electret properties. PTFE films were subjected to wet treatment with three different chemicals: orthophosphoric acid, tetrabutyl titanate and tetraethoxysilane. The technique based on the principles of molecular layer deposition (MLD) method was used to modify the surface of LDPE films with phosphorus trichloride vapors. The surfaces of the films were then corona charged, and the electret charge stability was studied by means of isothermal and thermally stimulated surface potential decay. Both PTFE and LDPE films, after the surface treatment, displayed a considerable enhancement in the charge stability compared to the virgin samples. It is important to note that the enhancement of the charge stability was achieved in the positively charged PTFE films, a result important to practical applications. We attribute this effect of charge stabilization to the formation of new energetically deep traps on the modified surface. Decrease in molecular mobility, due to attachment of new chemical structures to the surface macro molecules, may also contribute to the overall growth of the charge stability.
ISSN:1070-9878
1558-4135
DOI:10.1109/TDEI.2011.5704487