Gas permeation in silicon-oxide/polymer (SiOx/PET) barrier films: Role of the oxide lattice, nano-defects and macro-defects

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 208, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 75-88

  Roberts, A P ^a,c   Henry, B M ^a   Sutton, A P ^a   Grovenor, C R M ^a   Briggs, G A D ^a   Miyamoto, T ^b   Kano, M ^b   Tsukahara, Y ^b   Yanaka, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TOPPAN PRINTING CO LTD   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activation energy; Barrier films; Ceramic polymer composites; Diffusion pathways; Gas permeation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; INERT GASES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZEOLITES;

MACRO DEFECTS;

POLYMERS;

ALUMINUM; GLASS; HELIUM; NEON; OXIDE; POLYMER; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZEOLITE;

CERAMICS; COMPOSITE; FILM; GAS SEPARATION; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FILM; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0036810088     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00178-3     Document Type: Article

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