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Babak Jaleh

Academic rank: Professor
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Education: PhD.
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
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Research

Title
Influence of O2 Plasma on Surface Properties of PC-TiO2 Nanocomposite Film
Type
JournalPaper
Keywords
Nanocomposite; O2 plasma; Surface properties; TiO2 nanoparticles; XPS
Year
2015
Journal INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLYMER ANALYSIS AND CHARACTERIZATION
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Researchers Babak Jaleh ، ، ، Saeid Azizian

Abstract

In this work, polycarbonate-TiO2 nanocomposite films were prepared with different percentages. The aim was to consider the effect of O2 LF plasma (50 Hz) on the hydrophilicity, surface energy, and surface morphology of polycarbonate and polycarbonate-TiO2 nanocomposite. Structure of samples was determined by using X-ray diffraction analysis. In comparison with the reference sample, the samples’ structure did not change after plasma treatment. Surface properties of polycarbonate and polycarbonate-TiO2 nanocomposite films were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle measurement, atomic force microscopy (AFM), and Vickers microhardness tester. XPS analysis showed that the surface of samples became more oxidized due to plasma treatment. The water contact angle significantly decreased from 88° to 15° after plasma treatment. It was observed that the hardness of the nanocomposite films was not modified after plasma treatment.