ABSTRACT

DepartmentofAppliedPhysicsandPhysico-Informatics,Facultyof ScienceandTechnology,KeioUniversity,Yokohama,JAPAN

Thermallystimulatedcurrent(TSC)spectraofapowderpaintforelectrostatic powdercoatingwereexaminedtoclarifythestoragetemperaturedependence ofthechargeretentioncapacityofthepaint.Whenthesamplepaintwas storedat50OCforonly10min,adrasticchangeinitsTSCspectrumwas inducedandthechargeretentioncapacityofthepaintdecreased.TSCspectral changearisingfromthecureprocessofthepaintwasalsoexaminedforthe samplepaintpre-heatedabove100°C.