Conductive polymers formed by ion implantation
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsHarry Mazurek, David R. Day, Edward W. Maby, Jonathan S. Abel
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Abstract
Conductive materials are formed by implanting high energy ions (30 keV to 300 keV) into rigid backboned polymers, such as poly (p-phenylene sulfide); conductivities on the order of 10.sup.-3 (ohm-cm).sup.-1 are demonstrated and the materials remain stable over periods as long as a year.
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A method of imparting conductivity to a material comprising a rigid backboned polymer, the method comprising bombarding the material with ions from a particle accelerator, the ions having a kinetic energy of about 50 or more KeV.
A method of imparting conductivity to a material comprising a rigid backboned polymer, the method comprising bombarding the material with ions from a particle accelerator, the ions having a kinetic energy of about 100 or more KeV.
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