Plasma Copolymerization of Thiophene and Pyrrole

Author

Goktas, Hilal ; Gunes, Taylan ; Atalay, Betul ; Er, Ali Oguz ; Kaya, Ismet

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart, Canakkale, Turkey

Volume

39

Issue

11

fYear

2011

Firstpage

2578

Lastpage

2579

Abstract

The copolymerization of thiophene and pyrrole thin films synthesized by using a double discharge technique which has a fast filamentary discharge formed from the superposition of an ordinary low-pressure dc glow discharge and a high-current pulsed one is presented. Quartz glass substrates were coated at a pressure of 0.8 mbar and 19-kV pulsed and 2-kV dc potentials. The analysis of functional groups by FTIR spectrometry showed that the molecular structure of the copolymerized thin films with the filamentary discharge part almost preserves the conventional polymeric structure.

Keywords

Fourier transform spectra; glow discharges; infrared spectra; plasma materials processing; polymer blends; polymer films; polymer structure; polymerisation; thin films; FTIR spectrometry; double discharge technique; filamentary discharge; high-current pulsed; molecular structure; ordinary low-pressure dc glow discharge; plasma copolymerization; polymeric structure; pressure 0.8 mbar; pyrrole thin film; quartz glass substrates; thiophene thin film; voltage 19 kV; voltage 2 kV; Anodes; Cathodes; Discharges; Fault location; Glow discharges; Plasmas; Polymers; Copolymer; plasma polymerization; pyrrole; thiophene;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2011.2158326

Filename

5957316