Title of article
Influence of thermal treatment on the morphology and adhesion of gold films on trimethylcyclohexane-polycarbonate
Author/Authors
C. v. Bechtolsheim، نويسنده , , V. Zaporojtchenko، نويسنده , , F. Faupel، نويسنده ,
Issue Information
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 1999
Pages
10
From page
119
To page
128
Abstract
We report on the influence of thermal treatment on the morphology and adhesion of the interface between gold and the
polymer trimethylcyclohexane-polycarbonate TMC-PC.. The investigations were carried out by means of cross-sectional
transmission electron microscopy XTEM., atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and peel tests. It is
shown that significant changes in the morphology can be obtained by annealing above the glass transition temperature Tg.
of the polymer. Peel tests revealed an extreme enhancement of the initially very poor adhesion of gold on TMC-PC after
thermal treatment above Tg. Evaluation of the XTEM results yields a diffusion coefficient for gold in TMC-PC of
Ds3.8=10y15 cm2rs at 2358C in excellent agreement with the atomic tracer diffusivity. q1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
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Keywords
Trimethylcyclohexane-polycarbonate , polymer , thermal treatment
Journal title
Applied Surface Science
Serial Year
1999
Journal title
Applied Surface Science
Record number
995798
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