A Comparison of the Effects of Ambient Air Plasma Generated by Volume and by Coplanar DBDs on the Surfaces of PP/Al/PET Laminated Foil

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Authors

SHEKARGOFTAR Masoud KELAR Jakub KRUMPOLEC Richard JURMANOVÁ Jana HOMOLA Tomáš

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8430645/
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPS.2018.2861085
Keywords Surface morphology;Surface treatment;Polymers;Surface discharges;Plasma properties;Morphology
Description This contribution presents a comparison of the effects of atmospheric-pressure plasma in ambient air on the surface properties of polypropylene/aluminum/polyethylene terephthalate (PP/Al/PET) laminated foil. Plasma treatment was applied by means of two types of ambient-air dielectric-barrier discharge (DBD): 1) coplanar DBD and 2) volume DBD. The surface energy levels of the PP and PET surfaces terms were measured. The morphology and surface chemistry of the PP and PET surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The differences in the effect of coplanar and volume DBDs on polymer surfaces are observed and explained in terms of the properties of microdischarges in coplanar and volume DBDs. The influence of the Al interlayer on plasma behavior is discussed.
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