Characterization of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings on industrial polyethylene and polyoxymethylene by SEM, AFM and NEXAFS

  • Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are often utilized to change the base properties of raw materials, e. g. to gain robust or chemically inert surfaces. Here the deposition of hard DLC layers on soft polymers is tested. The common industrial polymers polyethylene (PE) and polyoxymethylene (POM) serve as model substrates in the present work. In order to examine the effect of the carbonaceous layers on PE and POM thin diamond-like carbon films were realized via PECVD. The topography of the different coatings was detected by AFM and SEM uncovering the different influence of the substrate material, e. g. interlayer formation for PE. The composition of the surface structures were analyzed in more detail by NEXAFS, showing the hybridization of carbon atoms in chemical different surroundings from the pure polymer to the carbon coating. The comparison of carbon coated PE- and POM-composites enables valuable insights into the interaction between soft substrates and hard coatings. For the chosen settings in PECVD, POM showed incomplete coating,Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are often utilized to change the base properties of raw materials, e. g. to gain robust or chemically inert surfaces. Here the deposition of hard DLC layers on soft polymers is tested. The common industrial polymers polyethylene (PE) and polyoxymethylene (POM) serve as model substrates in the present work. In order to examine the effect of the carbonaceous layers on PE and POM thin diamond-like carbon films were realized via PECVD. The topography of the different coatings was detected by AFM and SEM uncovering the different influence of the substrate material, e. g. interlayer formation for PE. The composition of the surface structures were analyzed in more detail by NEXAFS, showing the hybridization of carbon atoms in chemical different surroundings from the pure polymer to the carbon coating. The comparison of carbon coated PE- and POM-composites enables valuable insights into the interaction between soft substrates and hard coatings. For the chosen settings in PECVD, POM showed incomplete coating, while on PE a very stable and robust composite has formed.show moreshow less

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Author: Liz M. Rösken, Magdalena Rohrbeck, Alberto Catena, Stefan Wehner, Christian B. Fischer, Matthias RichterGND, Matthias Städter, Dieter SchmeißerORCiD
URL:http://www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2014/conference/dresden/part/ds/session/43/contribution/20?lang=en
ISSN:0420-0195
Title of the source (English):Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft
Publisher:Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft
Place of publication:Bad Honnef
Document Type:Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Year of publication:2014
Tag:Atomic foce microscopy (AFM); Diamond-like carbon (DLC); Near-edge X-Ray absorption spectroscopy (NEXAFS); Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); soft plolymers
Series ; volume number:Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft : Reihe 6, Band 49
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 1 MINT - Mathematik, Informatik, Physik, Elektro- und Informationstechnik / FG Angewandte Physik und Halbleiterspektroskopie
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