Tratamentos a plasma para a modificação de polímeros convencionais e polímeros depositados a plasma
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2018-07-27
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Amorim, Milena Kowalczuk Manosso
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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Este trabalho investiga os efeitos de tratamento a plasma frio em polímeros convencionais, polipropileno e poliestireno, e em filme amorfo do tipo a-C-H, produzido através de Deposição Química de Vapor Assistida por Plasma (PECVD). Após etapas preliminares de escolha de gás e tempo a serem utilizados, as amostras foram tratadas em plasma de hexafluoreto de enxofre (SF6) em cinco diferentes potências e cinco diferentes pressões, totalizando 25 condições para cada substrato. As superfícies foram caracterizadas por goniometria, perfilometria, Espectroscopia de Infravermelho com Transformada de Fourier (FTIR), Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV), Espectroscopia de Raios-X por Energia Dispersiva (EDS) e Espectroscopia de Fotoelétrons Excitados por Raios-X (XPS). Assim, foram examinados ângulo de contato, rugosidade, estrutura química, morfologia, composição química e composição química da superfície, respectivamente. O tratamento com SF6 aumenta a característica hidrofóbica dos três materiais, possivelmente devido à incorporação de flúor nas superfícies. A combinação de potência e pressão que promoveu aumento mais significativo em ϴ variou para cada material: 80 W e 80 mTorr para o filme amorfo, aumentando de 60,6° para 111,1° nestas condições, 20 W e 40 mTorr para o polipropileno, aumentando de 81,8° para 119° e 100 W e 60 mTorr para o poliestireno, aumentando de 74° para 95°. As análises por XPS indicaram a presença de flúor após os tratamentos com plasmas de SF6, mostrando um aumento da razão F/C de 0 para todas as amostras não tratadas para 0,03 para o filme amorfo tratado, 0,14 para o polipropileno tratado, e 0,60 para o poliestireno tratado.
The present work investigates the effects of plasma treatment on conventional polymers, polypropylene and polystyrene, and on amorphous hydrogenated carbon, a-C-H, obtained by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition, (PECVD). After preliminary studies to establish the plasma gas and treatment times, samples were treated in sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) plasmas at five different powers and five different pressures. Surfaces were characterized by goniometry, profilometry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), EnergyDispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Thus, contact angle, roughness, chemical structure, morphology, chemical composition and surface chemical composition were examined. Results show that SF6 treatments increase the hydrophobicity of the three substrates, possibly due to the surface incorporation of fluorine. The power and pressure combinations that caused the greatest improvements in ϴ were as follows: 80 W and 80 mTorr for the amorphous film, resulting in an increase from 60.6° to 111.11°; 20 W and 40 mTorr for polypropylene, resulting in an increase from 81,8° to 119°; 100 W and 60 mTorr for polystyrene, resulting in an increase from 74° to 95°. The presence of fluorine following the SF6 plasma treatments was confirmed by the XPS analyses, which showed that F/C increased from 0 for all the untreated samples to 0,03 on treated amorphous films, to 0,14 on treated polypropylene, and to 0,60 on treated polystyrene.
The present work investigates the effects of plasma treatment on conventional polymers, polypropylene and polystyrene, and on amorphous hydrogenated carbon, a-C-H, obtained by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapour Deposition, (PECVD). After preliminary studies to establish the plasma gas and treatment times, samples were treated in sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) plasmas at five different powers and five different pressures. Surfaces were characterized by goniometry, profilometry, Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), EnergyDispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). Thus, contact angle, roughness, chemical structure, morphology, chemical composition and surface chemical composition were examined. Results show that SF6 treatments increase the hydrophobicity of the three substrates, possibly due to the surface incorporation of fluorine. The power and pressure combinations that caused the greatest improvements in ϴ were as follows: 80 W and 80 mTorr for the amorphous film, resulting in an increase from 60.6° to 111.11°; 20 W and 40 mTorr for polypropylene, resulting in an increase from 81,8° to 119°; 100 W and 60 mTorr for polystyrene, resulting in an increase from 74° to 95°. The presence of fluorine following the SF6 plasma treatments was confirmed by the XPS analyses, which showed that F/C increased from 0 for all the untreated samples to 0,03 on treated amorphous films, to 0,14 on treated polypropylene, and to 0,60 on treated polystyrene.
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Tratamento a plasma, Polímeros, Filmes finos, Hidrofóbica, Plasma treatment, Polymers, Thin films, Hydrophobic