Conductivity of irradiated Kapton in relation to energy loss of ions and electrons
- 1 November 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids
- Vol. 115 (1-3) , 83-91
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10420159008220557
Abstract
We have studied the effects of 2.5 MeV electron irradiation and ion (C, N, F, Si and Kr) bombardment on the electrical conductivity of a polyimide (Kapton-H) with ion energies ranging between 320 keV (N) and 1.25 GeV (Kr). In this wide range of situations we have tried to sort out the respective effects of nuclear and electronic excitation energy losses. For all ion irradiation the conductivity is found to scale with the electronic excitation absorbed dose: i.e. a power law of conductivity versus absorbed dose with an exponent around 9 is observed. At a given absorbed dose (in Gray units) the efficiency of each ion to enhance conductivity is found to be proportional to the electronic energy loss; electrons are much less efficient than ions and thus collective excitations are required to achieve this process. The nuclear energy loss can perhaps play some role at conductivities higher than 100 Ω−1 m−1, but its effects are negligible in the range explored here.Keywords
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