Physico-chemical characterization of a polycarbonate (PC) surface modified by exposure to dc glow discharge in air
| Autor: | Subrata Ray, S. K. Barthwal, Amrish K. Panwar, S. M. Shivaprasad |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Glow discharge
Acoustics and Ultrasonics Chemistry Analytical chemistry Adhesion Condensed Matter Physics Electron spectroscopy Surface energy Surfaces Coatings and Films Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials Contact angle visual_art visual_art.visual_art_medium Wetting Polycarbonate Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics. 41:135305 |
| ISSN: | 1361-6463 0022-3727 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/0022-3727/41/13/135305 |
| Popis: | The present investigation describes the changes in the wetting characteristics of a polycarbonate (PC) surface modified by exposure to dc glow discharge at 2.04 W, as observed by contact angle measurement. The contact angle of droplets of test liquids of deionized water and formamide on PC surface decreases rapidly with increasing time of exposure to dc glow discharge and attains a minimum. Thereafter, the contact angle increases slightly to show a small hump before saturating finally at longer times of exposure. The lowering of contact angle is primarily due to the increasing polar component of surface energy. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis indicate that increasing polar surface energy is accompanied by increased oxidized functional groups such as C–O and C=O, thus showing increasing O/C ratio with increasing exposure time. Atomic force microscopy shows increasing adhesion force with increasing exposure time, consistent with the observed adhesion energy estimated from 2.04 W contact angle measurement. |
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