Journal article
Atmospheric pressure plasma treatment of glass fibre composite for adhesion improvement
Plasma Physics and Technology Programme, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark1
Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark2
Solar Energy Programme, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark3
Composites and Materials Mechanics, Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark4
Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark5
Nano-Microstructures in Materials, Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark6
Management, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark7
Glass-fibre-reinforced polyester composite plates were treated with an atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharge. Synthetic air was used as the treatment gas. The water contact angle dropped markedly from 84 to 22° after a 2-s treatment, and decreased to 0° when the composite plates were treated for more than 30 s.
X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis showed that the contents of aluminium and oxygen on the surface increased with the plasma treatment. The adhesion strength of the 2-s treated surface was comparable to or higher than that achieved by conventional mechanical surface roughening. It decreased when the surfaces were treated for 5 and 15 s, but recovered for 30-s treatment.
| Language: | English |
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| Year: | 2007 |
| Pages: | S455-S459 |
| ISSN: | 16128869 and 16128850 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ppap.200731206 |
| ORCIDs: | Løgstrup Andersen, Tom and Sørensen, Bent F. |
