Investigation on the effects of beta and gamma irradiation on conducting polymers for sensor applications

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1189-1195

  Kane, Marie C ^a,b   Lascola, Robert J ^a   Clark, Elliot A ^a  

^a SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductive polymer; Irradiation; Polyaniline; Polythiophene; Sensors

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE SPECTRUM; ACTIVE MATERIAL; BETA RADIATION; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CHAIN SCISSION; CONDUCTIVE POLYMER; CONDUCTIVITY CHANGES; DOMINANT MECHANISM; ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING POLYMER; ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENES; GAMMA EXPOSURE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GAMMA RADIATION; GAS ANALYSIS; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; ISOTOPIC EXCHANGE; POLY-THIOPHENE; POSTIRRADIATION; RADICAL FORMATION; SENSOR APPLICATIONS; SENSOR DEVICE; SURFACE CONDUCTIVITY; TRITIUM GAS;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONDUCTIVE FILMS; CONDUCTIVE PLASTICS; DEUTERIUM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FREE RADICALS; GAMMA RAYS; HYDROGEN; IRRADIATION; ORGANIC CONDUCTORS; PHOTODEGRADATION; POLYANILINE; RADIATION; SENSORS; TRITIUM;

POLYMER FILMS;

POLY(3,4 ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE); POLYANILINE; POLYMER; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; BETA RADIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEUTERIUM HYDROGEN EXCHANGE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GAMMA RADIATION; GAS ANALYSIS; IONIZING RADIATION; OXIDATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATION FIELD; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 77956173793     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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