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Plasma Process. Polym. 10/2012
Author(s) -
Mehmood Tariq,
Dai Xiujuan J.,
Kaynak Akif,
Kouzani Abbas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
plasma processes and polymers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1612-8869
pISSN - 1612-8850
DOI - 10.1002/ppap.201290028
Subject(s) - materials science , conductivity , plasma , composite material , abrasion (mechanical) , electrical resistivity and conductivity , polypyrrole , surface roughness , polyester , surface finish , surface conductivity , polymer chemistry , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , polymer , chemistry , chromatography , polymerization , electrical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Cover: Electrical conductivity and interfacial bonding of polypyrrole coatings on polyester were significantly improved by plasma treatment using Ar, N 2 or O 2 gases. The highest level of COOH groups and most uniform nano‐scale surface roughness were achieved by O 2 plasma treatment that gave the highest interfacial bonding and highest conductivity. After 2000 abrasion cycles the O 2 plasma treated sample had lost only ∼7% conductivity while the control had lost ∼36%. Further details can be found in the article by J. Dai et. al. on page 1006 .