Cost-effective PVD coatings in batch systems

Engers, B; Bauer, Hannes

doi:10.1016/s0257-8972(99)00119-x

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“…Sputter-coating technology has advantages such as a uniform coating and compact structures, strong bonding between the film and its substrate, and environmentally friendly techniques. 7 Sputter coating has also been used to functionalize textiles. 8,9 A better understanding of the effect of sputter coating on the surface structures and properties will lead to the development of new functional textiles for different applications.…”

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“…Among all of these, sputter coating6 has proven to be one of the most promising techniques for the functionalization of textile materials. Sputter‐coating technology has advantages such as a uniform coating and compact structures, strong bonding between the film and its substrate, and environmentally friendly techniques 7. Sputter coating has also been used to functionalize textiles 8, 9.…”

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Surface nanostructures and dynamic contact angles of functionalized poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers

Wei

Tao

et al. 2008

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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An approach (a combination of techniques) to studying poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) fibers metalcoated by the sputtering of copper is reported. The effects of copper coatings on the surface morphology, surface chemistry, and surface energy were investigated with atomic force microscopy (AFM), energy-dispersive Xray (EDX) analysis, and dynamic contact angle measurements. Functional nanostructures formed by sputter coating on the fiber surface were revealed with AFM. The introduction of copper onto the fiber surface was also detected by EDX analysis. The fibers functionalized by the sputter coating resulted in changes in the surface energy measured with the advancing and receding contact angles. Both the advancing and receding contact angles were reduced after sputter coating by copper, but the contact angle hysteresis was significantly increased as the coating was applied. The surface resistivity measurements revealed that sputter coating by copper considerably improved the surface conductivity of the PET fibers.

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