Interface study of PECVD hydrogenated silicon carbide coating on polypropylene

Authors :: A. Benhassaine
C. Meunier
Jean Durand
R. Berjoan
Institut Européen des membranes (IEM)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (ENSCM)-Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2)-Institut de Chimie du CNRS (INC)-Université de Montpellier (UM)
Source :: Applied Surface Science, Applied Surface Science, Elsevier, 1993, 72, pp.393-407. ⟨10.1016/0169-4332(93)90377-N⟩
Publication Year :: 1993
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 1993.
Abstract: AES, XPS and IR studies of silicon-carbon alloys (a-Si x C 1- x :H), obtained by PECVD (plasma-enhanced chemical vapor) deposition), on polypropylene reveal a Si-concentration gradient in the coating thickness whichever the gaseous composition used for the deposition. Furthermore, an adhesion zone between the isotactic polypropylene and the thin film is pointed out. Structural characterizations of this coating on isotactic polypropylene allow the formation mechanisms to be determined.