Surface morphology of nanostructured plasma-polymer thin films deposited under dusty plasma conditions
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| Year of publication | 2022 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | 6th International Conference on Competitive Materials and Technology Processes, IC-CMTP 2021 and 2nd European Conference on Silicon and Silica Based Materials, EC-SILICONF 2021 |
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| Web | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/2315/1/012017 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2315/1/012017 |
| Keywords | plasma; films |
| Description | Plasma-polymer thin films were prepared under dusty plasma conditions. Due to their nanocomposite structure, the films showed unique mechanical properties including high elastic recovery resulting in a behaviour similar to superelasticity. The work is mainly focused on the characterization of the films by means of analytical scanning electron microscopy. We observed that variation of the deposition conditions caused substantial changes of surface topography of the deposited films. Consequently, the surface free energy varied in a wide range so it was possible to prepare films with either hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties. |
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