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Selective Deposition of Ti on Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Foil by Pulsed Laser Deposition

Mariapompea Cutroneo
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Letteria Silipigni
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Anna Mackova
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Petr Malinsky
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Romana Miksova
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Jan Maly
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Marcel Stofik
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Petr Aubrecht
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Dominik Fajstavr
,
Petr Slepicka
,
Lorenzo Torrisi
Version 1 : Received: 9 May 2023 / Approved: 10 May 2023 / Online: 10 May 2023 (05:41:00 CEST)

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Cutroneo, M.; Silipigni, L.; Mackova, A.; Malinsky, P.; Miksova, R.; Holy, V.; Maly, J.; Stofik, M.; Aubrecht, P.; Fajstavr, D.; Slepicka, P.; Torrisi, L. Mask-Assisted Deposition of Ti on Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Foil by Pulsed Laser Deposition. Micromachines 2023, 14, 1298. Cutroneo, M.; Silipigni, L.; Mackova, A.; Malinsky, P.; Miksova, R.; Holy, V.; Maly, J.; Stofik, M.; Aubrecht, P.; Fajstavr, D.; Slepicka, P.; Torrisi, L. Mask-Assisted Deposition of Ti on Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Foil by Pulsed Laser Deposition. Micromachines 2023, 14, 1298.

Abstract

Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) is a novel type of thermoplastic polymer gaining the attention of the scientific community in electronic, optoelectronic, biomedicine and packaging applications. Despite the benefits in the use of COC like undoubted optical transparency, chemical stability, good water-vapor barrier and biocompatibility, its original hydrophobicity restricts its wider applicability and optimization of its performances. Presently, we report on the optical, and morphological properties of the films of COC covered with Ti in selected areas. The layer of Ti on COC was deposited by pulsed lased deposition processing. The Ti/COC film was characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy indicating that its transmittance in the visible region decreased by about 20% with respect to the pristine polymer. The quality of the deposited Ti was assessed with the morphology by scanning electron (SEM) and atomic force microscopies (AFM). The modification of the wettability was observed by the sessile drop method indicating a reduction of the native hydrophilicity.

Keywords

pulsed laser deposition; cyclic olefin copolymer; optical spectroscopy; Z-potential; SEM -EDX; AFM

Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology

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