Development of 'Claist', a Flexible, Heat-Resistant Inorganic Film

摘要

"Claist" is a film under development in the Research Center for Compact Chemical Processes. It has both plastic-like flexibility, workability, and ceramic-like characteristics. The membrane is manufactured by densely laminating clay crystals about 1 nm (1 nm is one billionth of 1 m) in thickness, together with a small amount of additives, if necessary to improve flexibility and for other purposes. The total thickness of the membrane can be controlled in a range from 10 to 100 urn, maintaining flexibility comparable to that of a sheet of copying paper.