Localized Surface Hydrophilicity Tailoring of Polyimide Film for Flexible Electronics Manufacturing Using an Atmospheric Pressure Ar/H2O Microplasma Jet
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experiment Details
2.1. Microplasma Jet Setup
2.2. Diagnostic Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Electrical Characteristics of μAPPJ
3.2. OES of μAPPJ
3.3. Hydrophilicity of PI Films Modified by μAPPJ
3.4. AFM Morphologies of PI Films
3.5. XPS Analysis of PI Films
3.6. Modification Mechanism of PI Film by Microplasma Jet
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Ji, B.; Wang, T.; Li, M.; Shi, L.; You, X.; Sun, F.; Luan, H. Localized Surface Hydrophilicity Tailoring of Polyimide Film for Flexible Electronics Manufacturing Using an Atmospheric Pressure Ar/H2O Microplasma Jet. Micromachines 2022, 13, 1853. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13111853
Ji B, Wang T, Li M, Shi L, You X, Sun F, Luan H. Localized Surface Hydrophilicity Tailoring of Polyimide Film for Flexible Electronics Manufacturing Using an Atmospheric Pressure Ar/H2O Microplasma Jet. Micromachines. 2022; 13(11):1853. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13111853
Chicago/Turabian StyleJi, Bowen, Tao Wang, Meng Li, Liping Shi, Xiaoli You, Fanqi Sun, and Haiwen Luan. 2022. "Localized Surface Hydrophilicity Tailoring of Polyimide Film for Flexible Electronics Manufacturing Using an Atmospheric Pressure Ar/H2O Microplasma Jet" Micromachines 13, no. 11: 1853. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13111853