TY - JOUR
T1 - Origins of photoluminescence bands induced by ultraviolet photons in polyethylene
AU - Ito, Toshihide
AU - Kaneko, D.
AU - Ohki, Y.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - Photoluminescence (PL) spectra in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) induced by irradiation of ultraviolet photons are examined. The samples were pre-irradiated by the ultraviolet photons under different atmospheres (air, O2, and vacuum) in order to induce photochemical reactions. Two PL bands appear around 3.6 and 4.2 eV in LDPE. Their intensities decrease with the progress of the pre-irradiation regardless of the irradiation atmosphere. The two PLs are considered to be due to conjugated double bonds present in the antioxidant and impurities. A new PL band appears at 2.9 eV in LDPE if the sample was pre-irradiated in vacuum. This PL is considered to be due to photoinduced conjugated double bonds. In XLPE, a PL band different from the ones observed in LDPE appears at 3.1 eV. It is considered that the crosslinking byproducts are responsible for this band.
AB - Photoluminescence (PL) spectra in low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and crosslinked polyethylene (XLPE) induced by irradiation of ultraviolet photons are examined. The samples were pre-irradiated by the ultraviolet photons under different atmospheres (air, O2, and vacuum) in order to induce photochemical reactions. Two PL bands appear around 3.6 and 4.2 eV in LDPE. Their intensities decrease with the progress of the pre-irradiation regardless of the irradiation atmosphere. The two PLs are considered to be due to conjugated double bonds present in the antioxidant and impurities. A new PL band appears at 2.9 eV in LDPE if the sample was pre-irradiated in vacuum. This PL is considered to be due to photoinduced conjugated double bonds. In XLPE, a PL band different from the ones observed in LDPE appears at 3.1 eV. It is considered that the crosslinking byproducts are responsible for this band.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0036440242
SP - 856
EP - 860
JO - Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP
JF - Annual Report - Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, CEIDP
SN - 0084-9162
T2 - 2002 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena
Y2 - 20 October 2002 through 24 October 2002
ER -