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Article

Effect of H2S Plasma Treatment on the Surface Modification of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Surface

by
Alenka Vesel
*,
Janez Kovac
,
Gregor Primc
,
Ita Junkar
and
Miran Mozetic
Department of surface engineering, Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
*
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Materials 2016, 9(2), 95; https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020095
Submission received: 18 January 2016 / Revised: 27 January 2016 / Accepted: 1 February 2016 / Published: 5 February 2016
(This article belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
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Abstract

H2S plasma created by an electrode-less radio-frequency discharge was used to modify the surface properties of the polymer polyethylene terephthalate. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, secondary ion mass spectrometry and atomic force microscopy were used to determine the evolution of the surface functionalities and morphology. A very thin film of chemically bonded sulfur formed on the surface within the first 10 s of treatment, whereas treatment for more than 20 s caused deposition of higher quantities of unbonded sulfur. The sulfur concentration reached a maximum of between 40 and 80 s of plasma treatment; at longer treatment times, the unbonded sulfur vanished, indicating instability of the deposited sulfur layer. Large differences in the surface morphology were observed.
Keywords: hydrogen sulfide (H2S); plasma treatment; polymer; polyethylene terephthalate (PET); surface modification hydrogen sulfide (H2S); plasma treatment; polymer; polyethylene terephthalate (PET); surface modification

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Vesel, A.; Kovac, J.; Primc, G.; Junkar, I.; Mozetic, M. Effect of H2S Plasma Treatment on the Surface Modification of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Surface. Materials 2016, 9, 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020095

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Vesel A, Kovac J, Primc G, Junkar I, Mozetic M. Effect of H2S Plasma Treatment on the Surface Modification of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Surface. Materials. 2016; 9(2):95. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020095

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Vesel, Alenka, Janez Kovac, Gregor Primc, Ita Junkar, and Miran Mozetic. 2016. "Effect of H2S Plasma Treatment on the Surface Modification of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Surface" Materials 9, no. 2: 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020095

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Vesel, A., Kovac, J., Primc, G., Junkar, I., & Mozetic, M. (2016). Effect of H2S Plasma Treatment on the Surface Modification of a Polyethylene Terephthalate Surface. Materials, 9(2), 95. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma9020095

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