Ultra-hydrophobic fluorine polymer by Ar-ion bombardment |
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Authors: | Inoue Yoshimura Ikeda Kohno |
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Institution: | Mechanical Engineering Research Laboratory, Centre for Material Processing Technology, Hitachi Ltd., Kandatsu 502, Tsuchiura, 300-0013, Ibaraki, Japan |
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Abstract: | A study has been made of the improvement of the hydrophobicity of a fluorine-polymer (polytetra-fluorinethylene, PTFE) by Ar-ion bombardment. Ar-ion bombardment to PTFE) by Ar-ion bombardment. Ar-ion bombardment to PTFE sheets was carried out at the fluences ranging from 3.1x10(20) to 18.3x10(20) ions/m(2). The beam current densities were ranged from 1.25 to 7.5 A/m(2). The hydrophobicity of modified materials has been investigated by means of a sessile drop method of water. The roughness, morphology and structure of bombarded specimens have been estimated as a function of beam current density and acceleration energy. It was found that Ar-bombardment causes the contact angle of water to increase from the original value 103 to 170 degrees. The results indicate that Ar-bombardment at an optional condition results in the formation of ultrahydrdophobic surfaces. The effects of Ar-bombardment to hydrophobicity of PTFE are discussed with the relationship among roughness, morphology and chemical bonding states of the surfaces. |
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