Low Outgassing Materials for Electro-Optic and Electronic Systems

3/18/2005 12:00:00 AM - Advanced Technologies | This paper explores the need for low outgassing, thermally stable, high performance materials for electrooptic and electronic systems, citing various applications of low outgassing materials in electro-optic and electronic systems. This paper also describes the chemistry of silicone polymerization, identifying the source of outgassing components in silicones as well as the procedures for eliminating these volatile materials—solvent washing or wipe film evaporating. Finally, a comparison of low-outgassing versus nonoutgassing materials verifies low outgassing materials performance quality, even after additional processing.