Surface characterization of plasma-modified low density polyethylene by attenuated total reflectance fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy combined with chemometrics

Autor: Szilvia Gyöngyösi, János Elek, Zoltán Erdélyi, György Deák, Máté Csontos, Réka Lilla Kovács, Ákos Kuki, Sándor Kéki, Bence Parditka
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Polymer Testing, Vol 96, Iss, Pp 107080-(2021)
ISSN: 0142-9418
Popis: Atomic layer deposition (ALD) on polymer substrates often requires a modification of the polymer surface properties. Plasma-enhanced ALD (PE-ALD) process is capable of establishing improved coating/substrate adhesion and layer properties by a plasma pre-treatment prior to the layer deposition. Low density polyethylene (LDPE) films were plasma treated using different gases (N2, O2, and N2+O2 mixture) for various exposure times. A novel method was proposed to reveal the chemical changes in the surface region of LDPE films with attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis. The loading plots of principal component analysis (PCA) revealed the formation of polar functional groups on the surface of LDPE films, as a result of plasma pre-treatment. PCA was also able to explore the differences and similarities in the chemical modifications of LDPE originated from different plasma gas and exposure time.
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