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Surface analysis of plasma‐treated poly(ethylene terephthalate) film
Author(s) -
Nakayama Y.,
Soeda F.,
Ishitani A.,
Ikegami T.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760311108
Subject(s) - x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , materials science , ethylene , poly ethylene , transmission electron microscopy , surface modification , plasma , layer (electronics) , adhesion , secondary ion mass spectrometry , scanning electron microscope , composite material , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , ion , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , catalysis
Surface structures of poly(ethylene terephthalate) films produced by stretching after Ar plasma‐treatment were analyzed by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, combined with a gas chemical modification technique, secondary ion mass spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy. The formation of ultra‐fine protrusions that produce good slip and a smooth film surface after the stretching procedure was confirmed. The height of the protrusions was almost the same as the thickness of the osmic acid‐dyeable layer. The thickness of the modified layer was found to change according to the Ar pressure of the plasmatreatment. Carboxylic and hydroxyl groups produced by the plasma‐treatment were quantified. The formation of these functional groups can explain good adhesion of the film.