Nitrogen plasma-based ion implantation of poly(tetrafluoroethylene): Effect of the main parameters on the surface properties

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 6385-6389

  Kereszturi, K ^a   Toth A ^a   Mohai, M ^a   Bertoti I ^a   Szepvolgyi J ^a  

^a CHEMICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Electrical resistance; Plasma based ion implantation; Poly(tetrafluoroethylene); Roughness; Wear; Wettability; XPS

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ION IMPLANTATION; IONS; NITROGEN PLASMA; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE RESISTANCE; WEAR OF MATERIALS; WETTING; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCELERATING VOLTAGES; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; MEAN SURFACE ROUGHNESS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PLASMA-BASED ION IMPLANTATION; SURFACE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; SURFACE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE; TOPOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT;

SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

EID: 77953132205     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.04.021     Document Type: Article

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