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- Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment (2)
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- Polyurethane-polypropylene adhesion (2)
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- Poly(acetylene) (1)
Self-assembled octadecyltrichlorosilane (CH3(CH2)17SiCl3, OTS) films were deposited on an oxidized silicon wafer. They were carefully exposed to a low-pressure oxygen direct current (dc) plasma and/or Cr vapor. Subsequently, they were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, and atomic force microscopy. Detailed information on the oxygen functionalization and the molecular conformation of the OTS films was obtained. The main result was that functionalization conditions can be found where the order of the film remains almost unaffected. Similarly, Cr evaporation of pure OTS films revealed only slight effects on the order in the film. Cr evaporation of an ordered but functionalized OTS film immediately changes its state toward a fully isotropic one. In the course of interaction, oxygen sites at the surface of the functionalized OTS film are reduced whereas Cr becomes oxidized. A redox reaction scheme is proposed for this interfacial reaction. Finally, it is concluded that the given study should be of importance for advanced plasma processing of polyolefins.
Organic thin films with defined chemical structures and physical properties are required for various applications. Plasma polymerization is of technological interest, since the deposition of plasma polymers is possible on any material of any shape in the desired thickness. We report on the TOF-SIMS (TOF: time-of-flight) and XPS investigations of pulse plasma poly(acetylene) and alkali metal doped pulse plasma poly(acetylene) films. The combination of TOF-SIMS and XPS supplies detailed information on the surface chemistry of these films. Application of both methods provides the possibility for cross-checking certain results. Moreover the different sensitivities of the methods can be utilized. According to the TOF-SIMS and XPS data it can be concluded that the interaction of alkali metals with plasma poly(acetylene) results in electrovalent bonds of the type Me?+C?- between carbon and metal. Furthermore carbonoxygenmetal interactions were observed. These interactions are of the type C=O?-cdots, three dots, centeredMe?+ and/or CO?-Me?+.