Comparison between hexatriacontane and stearic acid behaviours under late Ar―O2 post-discharge

The transformations undergone in a late Ar―O2 afterglow by the hexatriacontane, a long chain alkane, and the stearic acid, a C18 alkane skeleton with an acid function, are compared. The diffusion of molecular oxygen is found to be the limiting step in the case of the HTC. When the SA is treated, thi...

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Published in:Surface & coatings technology 2011-07, Vol.205 (2), p.S443-S446
Main Authors: Belmonte, T., Bernardelli, E.A., Mafra, M., Duday, D., Frache, G., Poncin-Epaillard, F., Noël, C., Choquet, P., Migeon, H.-N., Maliska, A.M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Alkane
Applied sciences
Cleaning. Degreasing. Pickling
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Engineering Sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Hexatriacontane
Materials science
Metals. Metallurgy
Physics
Plasma cleaning
Plasmas
Post-discharge
Production techniques
Stearic acid
Surface treatment
Surface treatments
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Summary:The transformations undergone in a late Ar―O2 afterglow by the hexatriacontane, a long chain alkane, and the stearic acid, a C18 alkane skeleton with an acid function, are compared. The diffusion of molecular oxygen is found to be the limiting step in the case of the HTC. When the SA is treated, this process is fast, likely because of the high diffusion coefficient of O2 in the SA than in the HTC. Desorption of OH groups produced by the abstraction of one hydrogen from the alkane skeleton by an oxygen atom is proposed as the limiting step. The fragmentation process stands in the core of the material and creates by-products that are responsible for the appearance of bubbles whose mobility and coarsening depend on the viscosity of the treated material. Finally, by resorting to pulse mode, both the HTC and the SA can be etched whereas they are functionalized in the continuous mode where non-linear behaviours are observed.
ISSN:0257-8972
1879-3347
DOI:10.1016/j.surfcoat.2011.03.041