Mechanisms for Conduction Pathway Formation in Polymer Encapsulants

Autor: James E. Anderson, Curtis W. Frank, D. A. Hoffmann, L. J. Bousse
Rok vydání: 1989
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Zdroj: MRS Proceedings. 154
ISSN: 1946-4274
0272-9172
DOI: 10.1557/proc-154-65
Popis: This article concerns physicochemical mechanisms leading to formation of local heterogeneous structures in bulk polymers. Previous experimental work suggests that such heterogeneities are related to ionic conduction and electrochemical attack on encapsulated microelectronics. Six mechanisms are discussed: (a) Macrosyneresis; (b) Osmotic swelling; (c) Liquid-liquid phase separation; (d) Microsyneresis; (e) Polymer fracture during solvent sorption/desorption; (f) Polymer-substrate interactions.
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