The Effect of Positive Ion Energy on Plasma Polymerization: A Comparison between Acrylic and Propionic Acids
- 4 February 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Vol. 109 (8), 3207-3211
- https://doi.org/10.1021/jp045338k
Abstract
Using a novel RF biasing technique, the energy of positive ions at a depositing substrate is controlled, independently of other parameters. Under bias conditions which gave the maximum and minimum ion energies, plasmas of propionic and acrylic acid were investigated using mass spectrometry, an ion flux probe, quartz crystal microbalance, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). For both compounds investigated, the ion energy affects the deposition rate but leaves the neutral gas-phase chemistry and positive ion fluxes unchanged. The chemistry of the polymer deposit for acrylic acid is unaffected by the change in ion energy, but the chemistry of the propionic acid plasma polymer changes markedly. We argue that the results presented are consistent with the hypothesis that, under the plasma conditions explored, the carbon−carbon double bond present in acrylic acid plays a significant role in the formation of the polymer. Conversely, the absence of this bond in propionic acid leads us to conclude that positive ions contribute significantly to film formation for this compound.Keywords
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