Journal
SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY
Volume 203, Issue 17-18, Pages 2600-2604Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2009.02.054
Keywords
LEE irradiation; PMMA; XPS; TM-AFM; Roughness
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The effect of low energy electron (LEE) irradiation on polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) film has been studied. The PMMA film of thickness 20 mu m is exposed by a 10 keV electron beam with fluence 2x10(14) e/cm(2). The irradiated film was characterized by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The significant changes in the chemical composition of the surface layer were confirmed by XPS quantitatively. The scission of the chain in the surface layer of PMMA film was induced by electron irradiation and the atomic ration (O-1s/C-1s) was decreased. This phenomenon is responsible for the creation of carbon-rich surface layer. TM-AFM showed hills of nano size surrounded by crater-type features on the irradiated film. The root-mean-square (rms) surface roughness of the sample increased from 3.715 nm to 5.020 nm due to the irradiation, which shows that the surface became rougher after irradiation. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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