Etching and structure changes in PMMA coating under argon plasma immersion ion implantation

被引:27
作者
Kondyurin, Alexey [1 ]
Bilek, Marcela [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Phys A28, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
Plasma immersion ion implantation; PMMA; Ellipsometry; FTIR; SURFACE MODIFICATION; POLYSTYRENE FILMS; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); BEAM MODIFICATION; REFRACTIVE-INDEX; IRRADIATION; ATTACHMENT; DEPOLYMERIZATION; BOMBARDMENT; TEMPERATURE;
D O I
10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.001
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A thin (120 nm) polymethylmethacrylate coating was treated by plasma immersion ion implantation with Ar using pulsed bias at 20 kV. Ellipsometry and FTIR spectroscopy and gel-fraction formation were used to detect the structure transformations as a function of ion fluence. The kinetics of etching, variations in refractive index and extinction coefficient in 400-1000 nm of wavelength, concentration changes in carbonyl, ether, methyl and methylene groups all as a function of ion fluence were analyzed. A critical ion fluence of 10(15) ions/cm(2) was observed to be a border between competing depolymerization and carbonization processes. Chemical reactions responsible for reorganization of the PMMA chemical structure under ion beam treatment are proposed. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:1361 / 1369
页数:9
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