Code
3G038015
Duration
01 January 2015 → 31 December 2020
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Applied mathematics in specific fields
- Classical physics
- Physics of gases, plasmas and electric discharges
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Engineering and technology
- Process engineering
- Ceramic and glass materials
- Materials science and engineering
- Polymeric materials
- Semiconductor materials
- Other materials engineering
Keywords
polymer
XPS
non-thermal plasma
surface characterization
surface treatment
plasma technology
Project description
This project envisages an in-depth study of the interactions between a non-thermal plasma and a polymer surface. The polymer surface composition will be investigated directly after plasma treatment without air exposure between the modification and the characterization step. In this way, understanding the plasma-surface interactions can be enhanced and the mechanisms responsible for grafting specific functional groups can be revealed.