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APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
卷 313, 期 -, 页码 251-258出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2014.05.197
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Nanocomposite; XPS; Hydrophilicity; UV irradiation; Polycarbonate; TiO2
In this work, polycarbonate-TiO2 nanocomposite films were prepared with two different percentages. The structure of samples were studied by X-ray diffraction. Thermal stability of the nanocomposites was studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The polycarbonate and polycarbonate-TiO2 nanocomposite films were exposed by UV light at different irradiation times. The effects of UV irradiation on the surface properties of samples have been studied by different characterization techniques, viz, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), contact angle measurement and Vickers microhardness tester. Hydrophilicity and surface energy of UV treated samples varied depending on UV irradiation time. TGA curves showed that nanocomposite films have higher resistance to thermal degradation compared to polycarbonate. XPS analysis shows that surface of samples become more oxidized due to UV irradiation. For nanocomposite film, the smallest contact angle was observed in association with the longest UV irradiation time. The contact angle significantly decreased from 90 degrees to 12 degrees after 15 h of UV irradiation. It is observed that the hardness of the nanocomposite films increases after UV irradiation. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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