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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 93, Issue 3, Pages 700-706Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.12.004
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fluorocarbon films; plasma polymerisation; x-ray irradiation; x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; fluorocarbon degradation
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Different thin fluorocarbon (FC) films were deposited on Si(111) using plasma polymerisation and then exposed to X-ray radiation. Changes in the chemical composition of the deposited fluorocarbon films as a function of irradiation time were investigated in situ using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The evaluation of the C1s and F1s core level induced emission as a function of exposure to X-ray radiation (Mg K alpha, hv = 1253.6 eV) reveals changes in the surface chemical composition of the FC polymer structure. The presented results indicate a high defluorination under X-ray irradiation. Additionally, binding energy shifts of the F1s and C1s peaks during the exposure associated with surface charging effects were observed. With ongoing exposure the surface charging decreases continuously and the FC surfaces become more conductive due to changes in the polymer structure. Different models have been used to describe the decomposition kinetics and surface composition. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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