期刊
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
卷 7, 期 22, 页码 12047-12056出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b02200
关键词
CNT sheets; polyimide; POSS; nanocomposites; electrical conductivity; LEO space environment; atomic oxygen
资金
- U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research [FA9550-10-1-0563]
- DoD
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship
- National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship Program [32 CFR 168a]
In low Earth orbit (LEO), hazards such as atomic oxygen (AO) or electrostatic discharge (ESD) degrade polymeric materials, specifically, the extensively used polyimide (PI) Kapton. We prepared PI-based nanocomposite films that show both AO durability and ESD protection by incorporating polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) and carbon nanotube (CNT) additives. The unique methods that are reported prevent CNT agglomeration and degradation of the CNT properties that are common in dispersion-based processes. The influence of the POSS content on the electrical, mechanical, and thermo-optical properties of the CNT-POSS-PI films was investigated and compared to those of control PI and CNT-PI films. CNT-POSS-PI films with 5 and 15 wt % POSS content exhibited sheet resistivities as low as 200 Omega/square, and these resistivities remained essentially unchanged after exposure to AO with a fluence of similar to 2.3 x 10(20) O atoms cm(-2). CNT-POSS-PI films with 15 wt % POSS content exhibited an erosion yield of 4.8 x 10(-25) cm(3) O atom(-1) under 2.3 x 10(20) O atoms cm(-2) AO fluence, roughly one order of magnitude lower than that of pure PI films. The durability of the conductivity of the composite films was demonstrated by rolling film samples with a tight radius up to 300 times. The stability of the films to thermal cycling and ionizing radiation was also demonstrated. These properties make the prepared CNT-POSS-PI films with 15 wt % POSS content excellent candidates for applications where AO durability and electrical,conductivity are required for flexible and thermally stable materials. Hence, they are suggested here for LEO applications such as the outer layers of spacecraft thermal blankets.
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