title: [Studies on organic protective coatings for anti-atomic oxygen effects by spectrum analysis].
abstract: This paper describes organic protective coatings on space material for anti-AO effects and the experiments to assess properties of the coatings. Organic protection was analyzed after exposures to ground state fast atomic (AO) radiation in the atomic oxygen beam facility for ground simulation experiments. The tests results have been analyzed with advanced FTIR, XPS and SEM. The test indicated that epoxy, alkyd and urethane organic coatings were highly reactive to AO with a strong degradation and changed in morphology of the surface layer. It is evident that siloxane coatings have excellent properties for anti-AO effects. The erosion product has SiO2 left on the surface, thus providing protection from further attack by the energetic oxygen atoms.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Liaoning University, Shenyang 110036, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen