Title :
Breakdown voltages of commercial polymer films following exposure to various gas plasmas
Author :
Binder, Michael ; Wade, William L., Jr. ; Cygan, Peter ; Jow, T. Richard ; Mammone, Robert J.
Author_Institution :
US Army Electron. Technol. & Devices Lab., Fort Monmouth, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A parametric study of the breakdown voltage of six commercially available thin polymer films before and after exposure to three gas plasmas was performed. Systematic changes of breakdown voltage were observed. This inexpensive and rapid gas treatment is a suitable method of increasing breakdown voltages in commercial polymer films
Keywords :
electric breakdown of solids; polymer films; breakdown voltage; gas plasmas; gas treatment; polymer films; Breakdown voltage; Capacitors; Chemicals; Plasma applications; Plasma density; Plasma devices; Plasma properties; Plasma sources; Polymer films; Surface morphology;
Journal_Title :
Electrical Insulation, IEEE Transactions on
