| Issue |
Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.
Volume 49, Number 1, January 2010
Focus on Plasma Processes
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| Article Number | 13111 | |
| Number of page(s) | 5 | |
| Section | Focus on Plasma Processes | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2009199 | |
| Published online | 11 December 2009 | |
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjap/2009199
Epoxy based composite surface analysis. A plasma treatment for wettability evolution
École Louis de Broglie, Groupe ECAM, Campus de Ker Lann, 35170 Bruz, France
Corresponding author: coulon@ecole-debroglie.fr
Received:
29
June
2009
Accepted:
5
November
2009
Published online:
11
December
2009
Manufactured carbon/epoxy composite surfaces were analysed before and after CF4 plasma treatment in order to study their wettability with the aim to master adhesion properties. Roughness and XPS surface composition on raw and plasma treated surfaces have been correlated to surface free energy measurements. The analytical tools were first validated on a flat epoxy resin before being tested and compared on rough industrial carbon/epoxy composite samples. The results reveal that these analytical techniques can be reproducible and relevant on manufactured composite for new surface treatment studies.
PACS: 52.40.Hf – Plasma-material interactions; boundary layer effects / 81.05.Qk – Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites / 52.77.Bn – Etching and cleaning
© EDP Sciences, 2009
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