Long Lifetime of Plasma Effect on Bonding of Poly(ethylene terephthalate) Films and Surface Analyses
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS(2012)
Abstract
Poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) films can be bonded directly by oxygen plasma irradiation and heat press at low temperatures of 100-160 degrees C. The irradiated films were kept in the atmosphere for six years, yet they can be bonded tightly. The irradiated surface is extremely active just after the irradiation, and it is considerably active after five years. Dry- and wet-peel tests suggest hydrogen bonding and chemical bonding. The films are bonded by these two elements at lower press temperatures, while by the pure chemical bonding at higher temperatures. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) results on the non-irradiated, irradiated and bonded samples indicate that OH and COOH groups are created at the surface, they are responsible for the both bondings. Dehydrated condensation reaction is proposed for the chemical bonding. The hydrogen bonding is broken by water penetration, causing smaller peel strength under the wet-peel test. Cross-linking layer may be the origin for the long lifetime. (C) 2012 The Japan Society of Applied Physics
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bonding,plasma effect,polyethylene
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