Journal
PLASMA PROCESSES AND POLYMERS
Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages 481-488Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/ppap.201200131
Keywords
hydrolysis; hydrophobic coatings; plasma etching; poly(methly methacrylate) (PMMA); transparency
Funding
- Global Excellent Technology Innovation R&D Program by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE)
- MKE [10040003]
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [R11-2005-065]
- Eco-innovation program (Environmental Research Laboratory) [414-111-011 MWM]
- KIST internal project
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We report a method to create a self-cleaning, transparent surface on poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) using a dry etching with CF4 plasma and a subsequent hydrolysis process with water immersion. During the CF4 plasma treatment, nanoscale pillar structures were formed and its aspect ratio tended to increase. However, the transparency was reduced due to the deposition and the accumulation of undesired capping layers, which cover the structures. The hydrolysis was used to remove the capping layers of metal fluoride. As a result, the surface improves their clarity based on the transmittance up to 95%, because the reflectivity was reduced. With a subsequent hydrophobic coating, a superhydrophobic surface was achieved showing robust anti-wetting and anti-dewing effects.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available