Post-Curing as an Effective Means of Ensuring the Long-Term Reliability of PDMS Thin Films for Dielectric Elastomer Applications

Shamsul, Zakaria and Madsen, Frederikke B. and Skov, Anne Ladegaard (2017) Post-Curing as an Effective Means of Ensuring the Long-Term Reliability of PDMS Thin Films for Dielectric Elastomer Applications. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 56 (1). pp. 83-95. ISSN 0360-2559 (Print); 1525-6111 (Online). (Published)

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Abstract

Post-curing can be used to facilitate volatile removal and thus produce PDMS films with stable elastic and electrical properties over time. In this study, the effect of post-curing was investigated for commercial silicone elastomer thin-films as a means of improving long-term elastomer film reliability. The Young's moduli and electrical breakdown strengths of commercial (silica-reinforced) PDMS elastomer films, with and without additional 35 parts per hundred rubber (phr) titanium dioxide (TiO2), were investigated after high-temperature (200°C) post-curing for various timespans. The elastomers were found to contain less than 2% of volatiles (significantly higher for TiO2-filled samples), but nevertheless a strong effect from post-curing was observed. The young's moduli as well as the strain-dependent behaviour were found to change significantly upon post-curing treatment where Young's moduli at 5% strain increases with post-cure. Furthermore, the determined dielectric breakdown parameters from Weibull analyses showed that greater electrical stability and reliability could be achieved by post-curing the PDMS films before usage, and this method therefore paves a way towards more reliable dielectric elastomers.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: ageing, elastomers, mechanical properties, silicones, thin films
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Industrial Sciences And Technology
Depositing User: Mr. Shamsul Zakaria
Date Deposited: 29 Dec 2016 04:17
Last Modified: 25 Jul 2018 07:57
URI: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/14401
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