Performance of FC Film Deposited on PET Fabric by a Magnetron Sputtering Method

Structural colouration on textile fabrics with thin-film coating via magnetron sputtering: A review

“…Because the substrate can be coated at room temperature, magnetron sputtering can be used to modify textile surfaces or coat thin films on textiles, utilising the attributes of the film to provide textiles with functional or decorative properties. The surfaces of textiles composed of different materials, such as polyester (polyethylene terephthalate (PET)) and polypropylene (PP), can be coated with single-layer films or multilayer composites of copper (Cu) [8-10], silver (Ag) [11-14], aluminium (Al) [15], titanium (Ti) [16], and other metals, alloys, compounds, or ceramics [17,18], as well as polymers, such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) [19-22] and polyimide (PI), using different targets, working gases, and appropriate sputtering processes. Single-layer or multilayer composite films provide textiles with one or more single or mixed functions, such as electrical conductivity, electromagnetic shielding, and antistatic, antibacterial, heat insulating, ultraviolet (UV) protective, and waterproof properties as well as hydrophobicity.…”