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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 31, Number 2
BKCSDE 31(2)
February 20, 2010 

 
Title
A Study of Atmospheric Plasma Treatment on Surface Energetics of Carbon Fibers
Author
Soo Jin Park*, Yong Hwan Chang, Cheol Whan Moon, Dong Hack Suh, Seung Soon Im, Yeong Cheol Kim
Keywords
Atmospheric plasma, Surface energetics, Carbon fibers, Plasma treatment
Abstract
In this study, the atmospheric plasma treatment with He/O2 was conducted to modify the surface chemistry of carbon fibers. The effects of plasma treatment parameters on the surface energetics of carbon fibers were experimentally investigated with respect to gas flow ratio, power intensity, and treatment time. Surface characteristics of the carbon fibers were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), Zeta-potential, and contact angle measurements. The results indicated that oxygen plasma treatment led to a large amount of reactive functional groups onto the fiber surface, and these groups can form together as physical intermolecular bonding to improve the surface wettability with a hydrophilic polymer matrix.
Page
335 - 338
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