Ti3C2Tx/聚酰亚胺复合膜的抗原子氧侵蚀性能

Atomic oxygen erosion resistance of Ti3C2Tx/polyimide composite films

  • 摘要: 聚酰亚胺(PI)材料因其优异的性能被广泛应用于低地球轨道(LEO)航天器,但易受到原子氧(AO)侵蚀。为解决这一问题,通过在PI中加入5 wt%的Ti3C2Tx,应用连续离心喷涂技术制备了Ti3C2Tx/PI复合薄膜。在模拟的LEO环境下,对薄膜进行AO辐照实验,AO积分通量为1.2×1016 atoms/(cm2·s),能量范围为5~10 eV。结果表明,Ti3C2Tx/PI复合薄膜在保持PI原有力学性能的同时,抗AO性能显著提升,其AO剥蚀率仅为PI薄膜的6.6%。实验和分子动力学模拟均证实,Ti3C2Tx与AO反应生成钛氧化物钝化层,有效保护材料免受进一步AO侵蚀。所制备的Ti3C2Tx/PI复合薄膜有望成为新型高性能抗AO侵蚀材料。

     

    Abstract: Polyimide (PI) is widely used in low Earth orbit (LEO) spacecraft, but is vulnerable to atomic oxygen (AO) erosion. To address this issue, PI was blended with 5 wt% of Ti3C2Tx nanoparticles and Ti3C2Tx/PI composite films were prepared using continuous centrifugal spraying technology. The AO erosion resistance of the films was evaluated under a simulated LEO environment with a flux of 1.2×1016 atoms/(cm2·s) and energies between 5-10 eV. The results showed that the composite films maintained the original mechanical properties of PI films while exhibiting significantly improved AO resistance, with an AO erosion yield of only 6.6% that of the PI films. These findings, confirmed by both experimental and molecular dynamics simulation, revealed that Ti3C2Tx reacts with AO to form a titanium oxide passivation layer, effectively protecting the material from further AO attack. The results demonstrate the potential of Ti3C2Tx/PI composite films as novel high-performance anti-AO erosion materials for LEO spacecraft applications.

     

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