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Nano-ordered thin films achieved by soft atmospheric plasma polymerization†

J. Petersen,ab   C. Becker,a   T. Fouquet,a   F. Addiego,a   V. Toniazzo,a   A. Diniab  and  D. Rucha  

a Department of Advanced Materials and Structure, Centre de Recherche Public Henri Tudor (CRPHT), 5 rue Bommel, ZAE Robert Steichen, L-4940 Hautcharage, Luxembourg
E-mail: julien.petersen@tudor.lu

b Institut de Physique Chimie des Matériaux de Strasbourg, 23 rue du Loess, 67205 Strasbourg cedex, France

Abstract

Plasma polymer thin films are of great interest in surface engineering in a wide range of applications. Herein, by using soft atmospheric plasma deposition parameters and by adapting these conditions to the used perfluorodecyl and dodecyl acrylates precursors, it is possible to get a high retention of monomer functionalities and a polymerization close to conventional methods. Molecular investigation revealed the presence of polymeric moieties and the mechanism of plasma polymerization has been mainly based on the polymerization by activation of the ethylenic groups. X-ray diffraction analyses have shown the presence of a smectic lamellar where the polyacrylate backbone was the amorphous phase and fluorinated and alkyl side chains were the hexagonal crystalline section. Wetting properties have been evaluated and finally showed hydrophobic surfaces

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA21833J
Article type
Paper
Submitted
16 Aug 2012
Accepted
12 Nov 2012
First published
12 Nov 2012

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 4416-4424

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Nano-ordered thin films achieved by soft atmospheric plasma polymerization

J. Petersen, C. Becker, T. Fouquet, F. Addiego, V. Toniazzo, A. Dinia and D. Ruch, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 4416 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA21833J

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