Observation of electron transport in polyethylene terephthalate and the radiation hardening of dielectrics
Abstract
Electron-induced conductivity measurements were performed on polyethylene terephthalate to compare electron and hole contributions to the radiation-induced conductivity. The electron mobility in this material was found to be ≳102 times that of the holes. This result explains an earlier observation that the radiation-induced conductivity of polyethylene terephthalate can be radically reduced by chemically doping this dielectric with electron acceptor molecules.
- Publication:
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Applied Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- June 1985
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.95724
- Bibcode:
- 1985ApPhL..46.1105K
- Keywords:
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- Dielectrics;
- Electron Transfer;
- Holes (Electron Deficiencies);
- Polyethylene Terephthalate;
- Polymeric Films;
- Radiation Hardening;
- Current Density;
- Electron Mobility;
- Photoconductivity;
- Solid-State Physics