Journal of Materials Science and Engineering with Advanced TechnologyAuthor's: Nicoletta De Vietro, Antonella Milella and Francesco Fracassi
Pages: [39] - [53]
Received Date: March 15, 2017; Revised April 5, 2017
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18642/jmseat_7100121795
The co-deposition of acrylic acid and hexafluoropropylene oxide in
pulsed plasmas was studied with the purpose to obtain wettable
fluorocarbon coatings containing carboxylic acid groups, which are
potentially useful for several employments, e.g., as proton-exchange
membranes for electrochemical applications.
It was found that the hydrophilic fluorocarbon thin films with the
higher concentration of surface acidic groups can be obtained at lower
duty cycle. After one week of immersion in water at 80°C the trends
are inverted, the concentration of acidic groups and the wettability
increase with the duty cycle.
plasma enhanced-chemical vapour deposition, hydrophilic fluorocarbon coatings, pulsed plasmas, water stability.
