Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterization and contact angle measurement of low energy hydrogen ion shower (LEHIS) treated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) materials

Authors

Hannah Shamina Cosiñero ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Janella Mae Salamani ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Hernando Salapare ⋅ PH University Nice Sophia Antipolis
Henry Ramos ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

The chemical and physical changes after treatment of polyethylene tereph-thalate (PET) samples from low energy hydrogen ion shower (LEHIS) produced from the gas discharge ion source (GDIS) were investigated using contact angle measurements and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Discharge current and treatment times were varied to see their effects on the PET samples. All LEHIS-treated samples achieved higher contact angles relative to the untreated PET. The FTIR spectra of the samples indicated that there are no significant chemical changes that occurred in the plasma treatment of the samples. Physical changes may be attributed through further characterization techniques like the SEM, AFM, and other physical characterizations.

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Issue

2013: Proceedings of the 31st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP2013-PB-34

Section

Poster Session PB

Published

2013-10-23

How to Cite

[1]

HS Cosiñero, JM Salamani, H Salapare, and H Ramos, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) characterization and contact angle measurement of low energy hydrogen ion shower (LEHIS) treated polyethylene terephthalate (PET) materials, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 31, SPP2013-PB-34 (2013). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP2013-PB-34.