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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Characterization of amorphous hydrogenated chlorinated plasma polymers

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Author(s):
Rossi, Diego [1] ; Schreiner, Wido H. [2] ; Durrant, Steven F. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] UNESP, Inst Ciencia & Tecnol Sorocaba, Lab Plasmas Tecnol, Sorocaba, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Fis, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY; v. 289, p. 118-123, MAR 15 2016.
Web of Science Citations: 5
Abstract

Thin films were produced by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition from propanol-chloroform-argon mixtures. The main system parameter studied was the percentage of chloroform in the chamber feed, C-Cl Plasma polymers doped with chlorine were produced at deposition rates of up to 110 nm min(-1). As revealed by infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, the films consisted of a hydrogenated carbon matrix with a carbon content of at least 80 at.%, and a roughly constant oxygen content of about 12 at.%. A maximum chlorine content of similar to 8 at.% was obtained. The surface contact angle of the films was around 75, and was reduced slightly at greater chlorine contents. Optical properties were obtained from ultraviolet-visible-near infrared spectroscopic data. While the refractive index of the films was around 1.56 independently of C-Cl, the chlorinated films showed a distinct optical gap of similar to 2.5 eV compared to similar to 1.9 eV for the unchlorinated film. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 14/21594-9 - Characterization of surfaces chlorinated in plasmas and chlorinated thin films deposited in plasmas
Grantee:Steven Frederick Durrant
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants