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- Title
Thermo-Optical Property Degradation of ITO-Coated Aluminized Polyimide Thin Films Under VUV and Low-Energy Proton Radiation.
- Authors
Dembska, Marta; Renger, Thomas; Sznajder, Maciej
- Abstract
We studied thermo-optical property degradation of indium tin oxide (ITO)-coated aluminized polyimide thin films under exposure to vacuum ultraviolet radiation and low-energy (3 and 5 keV) protons during ground tests using the Complex Irradiation Facility at the DLR site in Bremen. Changes in solar absorption and thermal emission coefficients caused by the irradiation were analyzed. We report a significant increase in solar absorptance of the samples irradiated by protons. We also attempted to identify any defects on the surface of the samples. The study was motivated by a unique opportunity that is provided by the Complex Irradiation Facility to study the degradation effects induced by exposure to protons with an energy below 10 keV and short-wavelength light below 115 nm.
- Subjects
BREMEN (Germany); POLYIMIDE films; POLYIMIDES; FAR ultraviolet radiation; THIN films; PROTONS; INDIUM tin oxide
- Publication
Metallurgical & Materials Transactions. Part A, 2020, Vol 51, Issue 9, p4922
- ISSN
1073-5623
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11661-020-05906-x