Reflective and electrically conductive palladium surface-metallized polyimide nanocomposite membranes

2006 ◽  
Vol 102 (3) ◽  
pp. 2708-2716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luke M. Davis ◽  
J. M. Compton ◽  
D. E. Kranbuehl ◽  
D. W. Thompson ◽  
R. E. Southward
Keyword(s):  
Nanocomposite Membranes ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Palladium Surface ◽  
Polyimide Nanocomposite

Silver-Polyimide Nanocomposite Films Yielding Highly Reflective Surfaces

2001 ◽  
Vol 707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin E. Southward ◽  
C. J. Dean ◽  
J. L. Scott ◽  
S. T. Broadwater ◽  
D. W. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Composite Films ◽  
Weight Percent ◽  
Amic Acid ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Polyimide Films ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Reflective Surface ◽  
Solution Cast ◽  
Surface Metal ◽  
Polyimide Nanocomposite

ABSTRACTHighly reflective surface-metallized flexible polyimide films have been prepared by the incorporation of the soluble silver ion complex (1,1,1-trifluoroacetylacetonato)silver(I) into dimethylacetamide solutions of the poly(amic acid) prepared from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA) and 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]hexafluoro-propane (4-BDAF). Thermal curing of solution cast silver(I)-poly(amic acid) films leads to cycloimidization of the amic acid with concommitant silver(I) reduction and formation of a reflective surface-silvered film at 8 and 13 weight percent silver. The metallized films are thermally stable and flexible with mechanical properties similar to those of the parent polyimide. TEM reveals that the bulk (interior) of the polyimide composite films have 5-20 nanometer-sized silver particles with a surface layer of silver metal ca. 80 nm thick. Neither the bulk nor the surface of the films is electrically conductive. Adhesion of the surface metal to polyimide is excellent.

Silver-Polyimide Nanocomposite Membranes: Self-Generated Highly Reflective Flexible Mirrored Surfaces

2003 ◽  
Vol 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. E. Southward ◽  
M. Pevzner ◽  
D.W. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Silver Film ◽  
Amic Acid ◽  
Single Stage ◽  
Nanocomposite Membranes ◽  
Polyimide Films ◽  
Polyimide Nanocomposite ◽  
Metallization Process

AbstractThe synthesis of reflective silvered polyimide films by a single-stage auto-metallization process entailing the (hexafluoroacetylacetonato)silver(I) complex dissolved in solutions of poly(amic acid)s and polyimides formed from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)hexafluoropropanedianhydride (6FDA) and 2,2-bis(4-(4-aminophenoxy)hexafluoropropane (4-BDAF) is described. Heating cast silver(I)-poly(amic acid)/polyimide films effects silver(I) reduction and nanoaggregation giving reflective films for Ag concentrations from 6-10 wt %. A6% silver film gives specular reflectivies greater than 80%. Films prepared from the soluble fully imidized form of 6FDA/4-BDAF were less reflective.

Synthesis and characterization of sodalite–polyimide nanocomposite membranes

2009 ◽  
Vol 126 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Li ◽  
Huai Yong Zhu ◽  
Kyle R. Ratinac ◽  
Simon P. Ringer ◽  
Huanting Wang
Keyword(s):  
Synthesis And Characterization ◽  
Nanocomposite Membranes ◽  
Polyimide Nanocomposite

Preparation and Characterization of AlOOH/Polyimide Nanocomposite Membrane

2011 ◽  
Vol 412 ◽  
pp. 406-409
Author(s):  
Hai Da Liao ◽  
Wei Ping Zhang ◽  
Xiao Ming Sun ◽  
Fang Fang Wang ◽  
Xin Si Lan
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Nanocomposite Membrane ◽  
Transmission Property ◽  
Hydrothermal Crystallization ◽  
Nanocomposite Membranes ◽  
Charge Process ◽  
Polyimide Nanocomposite ◽  
Polyimide Matrix

Using metallurgical grade aluminum hydroxide as the raw material self-dispersed g-AlOOH nanopowders were made by sol-hydrothermal crystallization and the charge process. The AlOOH/polyimide nanocomposite membrane was prepared by compounding soluble polyamide with AlOOH using sol dispersed quasi-homogeneous blending and compounding method. TEM, XRD, IR and other techniques were employed to characterize AlOOH nanopowders and AlOOH/polyimide nanocomposite membranes, respectively. The results showed that: the particle size of AlOOH crystal was about 70nm, with good self-dispersion in water and some organic solvents; in the polyimide matrix, the AlOOH was dispersed at nanoscale, without agglomeration; when its content in composite membrane reached 15 %, it still had a good dispersion and transmission property.

Silver-Polyimide Nanocomposite Films Yielding Highly Reflective Surfaces

2001 ◽  
Vol 703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin E. Southward ◽  
C. J. Dean ◽  
J. L. Scott ◽  
S. T. Broadwater ◽  
D. W. Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Composite Films ◽  
Weight Percent ◽  
Amic Acid ◽  
Nanocomposite Films ◽  
Polyimide Films ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Reflective Surface ◽  
Solution Cast ◽  
Surface Metal ◽  
Polyimide Nanocomposite

ABSTRACTHighly reflective surface-metallized flexible polyimide films have been prepared by the incorporation of the soluble silver ion complex (1,1,1-trifluoroacetylacetonato)silver(I) into dimethylacetamide solutions of the poly(amic acid) prepared from 2,2-bis(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl)-hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA) and 2,2-bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenyl]hexafluoro-propane (4-BDAF). Thermal curing of solution cast silver(I)-poly(amic acid) films leads to cycloimidization of the amic acid with concommitant silver(I) reduction and formation of a reflective surface-silvered film at 8 and 13 weight percent silver. The metallized films are thermally stable and flexible with mechanical properties similar to those of the parent polyimide. TEM reveals that the bulk (interior) of the polyimide composite films have 5-20 nanometer-sized silver particles with a surface layer of silver metal ca. 80 nm thick. Neither the bulk nor the surface of the films is electrically conductive. Adhesion of the surface metal to polyimide is excellent.

Cryogenic atomic force microscopy

1991 ◽  
Vol 49 ◽  
pp. 54-55
Author(s):  
K. A. Fisher ◽  
M. G. L. Gustafsson ◽  
M. B. Shattuck ◽  
J. Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Rapid Freezing ◽  
Cryogenic Temperatures ◽  
Soft Or ◽  
Electrically Conductive ◽  
Force Microscopy ◽  
Flexible Molecules ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Atomic Force ◽  
Chemical Perturbation

The atomic force microscope (AFM) is capable of imaging electrically conductive and non-conductive surfaces at atomic resolution. When used to image biological samples, however, lateral resolution is often limited to nanometer levels, due primarily to AFM tip/sample interactions. Several approaches to immobilize and stabilize soft or flexible molecules for AFM have been examined, notably, tethering coating, and freezing. Although each approach has its advantages and disadvantages, rapid freezing techniques have the special advantage of avoiding chemical perturbation, and minimizing physical disruption of the sample. Scanning with an AFM at cryogenic temperatures has the potential to image frozen biomolecules at high resolution. We have constructed a force microscope capable of operating immersed in liquid n-pentane and have tested its performance at room temperature with carbon and metal-coated samples, and at 143° K with uncoated ferritin and purple membrane (PM).

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