Surface modification of PET films by pulsed argon plasma

✍ Scribed by N. Inagaki; S. Tasaka; K. Narushima; H. Kobayashi

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2002
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 134 KB
• Volume: 85
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0021-8995
• DOI: 10.1002/app.10865

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The rf power was modulated (discharge on‐time of 10 μs and discharge off‐time of 50–500 μs), for pulsed argon (Ar) and oxygen (O~2~) plasmas used to irradiate PET film surfaces to modify the film surfaces. From data regarding the contact angle for the modified PET film surfaces and chemical analyses with XPS, effects of the rf power modulation on the surface modification are discussed. The pulsed Ar and O~2~ plasmas are effective in modification of the PET film surface. There is no difference in the contact angle between the pulsed plasma and the continuous plasma. Furthermore, the pulsed Ar plasma is advantageous in formation of hydroxyl groups on the PET film surfaces. The rf power modulation has a possibility to modify into peculiar surfaces. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 85: 2845–2852, 2002