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Pulsing frequency
Web speed
Concluding remarks
Poor wettability-low
surface energy
Plasma treatment is an effective dry process alternative to liquid
chemical processes used to functionalize or activate the surface.
(b)
(a) Chemical groups are incorporated onto
(c) the surface which change surface
properties.
Process usually only treats the top mono-
layers not affecting the bulk.
Wettability on PE film with 3 zones of treatment:
a)untreated b)slightly treated c) strongly treated.
Adhesion strength of PE
Peel Strength (MPa)
TYPICAL CONDITIONS
kVs at few kHz
t ~ few ms
Web speed few m/s
Gap : few mm
Sigma, Inc.
Tantec, Inc.
Advantages: Disadvantages:
No vacuum equipment required. Lack of specificity - mix of
functional groups are produced.
Suitable for high throughput and
continuous operation. Higher probability of surface
contamination.
Economical.
Most commonly treated polymer is
polypropylene (PP).
Iowa State University
ICOPS_2006_Ananth_8 Optical and Discharge Physics
STRUCTURE OF POLYPROPYLENE
Polypropylene (PP) is a saturated hydrocarbon polymer containing
alternating methyl (-CH3) and H at the carbon centers on the
backbone.
S Si j , j ij j
j
Continuity : ( v ) ( inlets , pumps )
t
v
Momentum: NkT v v m qi N i Ei
t i
c pT
T v c pT Pi v Ri H i ji E
Energy :
t i i
Fluxes
2 mm
Not to scale
Te peaks at the
ionization front
initiated near the
electrode and
propagates toward
Te 0-9 eV the PP surface.
Electron sources by
electron impact
ionization track the
maximum in Te.
Electron Source
5x1020-5x1023 cm-3s-1
Animation Slide-GIF
[e] 1011 1014 cm-3 OH 1011 1014 cm-3 O 1011 1015 cm-3
[O] 1011 1013 cm-3 [OH] 1011 1013 cm-3 [O3] 5x1012-5 x 1014 cm-3
R* R O* R=O R OH R O O* O = R OH
t = 1 - 10 ms
t = 10-100 ms
t = 10-100 ms
t = 10-50 ms
Alkoxy (R-O*) radicals abstract H from surrounding sites to form
alcohol (R-OH) groups.
t = 50 - 100 ms
t = 100 - 1000 ms
t = 100 - 1000 ms
R*
R-OO*
R-O*
[e]
OH
O3
Axial gas flow varied from negligible to a few slpm (t = 10s ms)
How does gas flow aid in treatment downstream?
- 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O2/H2O=89/10/1, few slpm ( | v | = 10s 100s cm/s)
no flow
10 slpm
30 slpm
no flow
10 slpm
30 slpm
Animation Slide-GIF
TYPICAL CONDITIONS
t ~ few ms
Gap : few mm
R-OH
Moving surface
R*
Moving surface
Moving surface
R* + O2 R-O-O*
R* + O3 R - O* R-OH 10 cm
R-OO*
R-OH
No flow
No flow
10 slpm
Gas flow reduces alkoxy (R-O*) and alcohol (R-OH) coverage and
increases peroxy (R-O-O*) by altering relative fluxes of O and O3.
- 5 kV, 1 atm, He/O2/H2O=89/10/1, 0.05 s, Iowa State University
1 kHz, film spd = 4 m/s Optical and Discharge Physics
ICOPS_2006_Ananth_36
CONTINUOUS TREATMENT: SURFACE RESIDENCE TIME
He/O2
Peak electron densities
Air
(1014 cm-3) are
generated adjacent to
the momentary
cathode.
Evidence of sparking
at edge of electrode.
[e]
1010 1014 cm-3
Animation Slide-GIF
He/O2
Animation Slide-GIF
He/O2
Air
O3 is generated pulse to
pulse, accumulate in
discharge and is
convected downstream.
O3
1012 1016 cm-3
Animation Slide-GIF
The PP is functionalized by
successive pulses as it
moves through the
discharge.
Peroxy (R-O-O*) coverage
increase towards the exit
due to cumulative
exposure.
Moving surface