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Electrical conductivity enhancement of polyethersulfone (PES) by ion implantation

  • Lynn B. Bridwell
  • , R. E. Giedd
  • , Yongqiang Wang
  • , S. S. Mohite
  • , Tamera Jahnke
  • , I. M. Brown

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Abstract

Amorphous polyethersulfone (PES) films have been implanted with a variety of ions (He, B, C, N and As) at a bombarding energy of 50 keV in the dose range 1016-1017 ions/cm2. Surface resistance as a function of dose indicates a saturation effect with a significant difference between He and the other ions used. ESR line shapes in the He implanted samples changed from a mixed Gaussian/Lorentzian to a pure Lorentzian and narrowed with increasing dose. Temperature dependent resistivity indicates an electron hopping mechanism for conduction. Infrared results indicate cross-linking or self-cyclization occurred for all implanted ions with further destruction in the case of As.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1240-1244
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume59-60
Issue numberPART 2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 1991
Externally publishedYes

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