Abstract
Electrical conduction in polymers is affected by traps and and the electrode/polymer interface. Plasma polymerization is a low-temperature process that is considered to be a good method to make flawless thin films. The effect of a plasma-polymer coating on the electrical conduction in polyethylene is considered. The study shows that electron injection and hole injection into high-density polyethylene begin at 0. 2 MV/cm and 0. 8 MV/cm, respectively. It also shows that the current mainly consists of space-charge-limited conduction by electrons and that the plasma-polymerized ethylene coating suppresses the current by lowering the cathode field due to trapping of electrons.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 245-250 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), Annual Report |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 Dec 1 |
| Event | Annu Rep Conf Electr Insul Dielectr Phenom 1987 - Gaitherburg, MD, USA Duration: 1987 Oct 18 → 1987 Oct 22 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Building and Construction