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A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films. / Henry, B. M. ; Dinelli, F. ; Zhao, K. Y. et al.
In: Thin Solid Films, Vol. 355-356, 01.11.1999, p. 500-505.

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Henry, BM, Dinelli, F, Zhao, KY, Grovenor, CRM, Kolosov, O, Briggs, GAD, Roberts, AP, Kumar, RS & Howson, RP 1999, 'A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films', Thin Solid Films, vol. 355-356, pp. 500-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00461-7

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Henry, B. M., Dinelli, F., Zhao, K. Y., Grovenor, C. R. M., Kolosov, O., Briggs, G. A. D., Roberts, A. P., Kumar, R. S., & Howson, R. P. (1999). A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films. Thin Solid Films, 355-356, 500-505. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00461-7

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Henry BM, Dinelli F, Zhao KY, Grovenor CRM, Kolosov O, Briggs GAD et al. A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films. Thin Solid Films. 1999 Nov 1;355-356:500-505. doi: 10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00461-7

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Henry, B. M. ; Dinelli, F. ; Zhao, K. Y. et al. / A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films. In: Thin Solid Films. 1999 ; Vol. 355-356. pp. 500-505.

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title = "A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films",
abstract = "The relationship between the microstructure and the water vapour transmission rates of aluminium oxide and aluminium coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering on polyethylene terephthalate have been investigated. The gas barrier properties of the films have been measured as a function of temperature and a range of techniques used to characterize the coatings including atomic force microscopy, which also provided information on the early growth mechanism. It was found that the Al/PET film showed a better water vapour barrier than the AlOx/PET although the activation energy for water vapour permeation was the same for both. We propose that the interaction of water with the barrier coating plays a significant part in determining the observed gas barrier performance. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.",
keywords = "Aluminum oxide, Aluminum coating , Microstructure , Gas barrier film",
author = "Henry, {B. M.} and F. Dinelli and Zhao, {K. Y.} and Grovenor, {C. R. M.} and Oleg Kolosov and Briggs, {G. Andrew D.} and Roberts, {A. P.} and Kumar, {R. S.} and Howson, {R. P.}",
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T1 - A microstructural study of transparent metal oxide gas barrier films

AU - Henry, B. M.

AU - Dinelli, F.

AU - Zhao, K. Y.

AU - Grovenor, C. R. M.

AU - Kolosov, Oleg

AU - Briggs, G. Andrew D.

AU - Roberts, A. P.

AU - Kumar, R. S.

AU - Howson, R. P.

PY - 1999/11/1

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N2 - The relationship between the microstructure and the water vapour transmission rates of aluminium oxide and aluminium coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering on polyethylene terephthalate have been investigated. The gas barrier properties of the films have been measured as a function of temperature and a range of techniques used to characterize the coatings including atomic force microscopy, which also provided information on the early growth mechanism. It was found that the Al/PET film showed a better water vapour barrier than the AlOx/PET although the activation energy for water vapour permeation was the same for both. We propose that the interaction of water with the barrier coating plays a significant part in determining the observed gas barrier performance. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

AB - The relationship between the microstructure and the water vapour transmission rates of aluminium oxide and aluminium coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering on polyethylene terephthalate have been investigated. The gas barrier properties of the films have been measured as a function of temperature and a range of techniques used to characterize the coatings including atomic force microscopy, which also provided information on the early growth mechanism. It was found that the Al/PET film showed a better water vapour barrier than the AlOx/PET although the activation energy for water vapour permeation was the same for both. We propose that the interaction of water with the barrier coating plays a significant part in determining the observed gas barrier performance. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.

KW - Aluminum oxide

KW - Aluminum coating

KW - Microstructure

KW - Gas barrier film

U2 - 10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00461-7

DO - 10.1016/S0040-6090(99)00461-7

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VL - 355-356

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JF - Thin Solid Films

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