Publication detail

Chemical properties of plasma-polymerized vinyltriethoxysilane

ČECH, V., ZEMEK, J., PEŘINA, V., VANĚK, J.

Original Title

Type

abstract

Language

English

Original Abstract

The vinyltriethoxysilane (VTES) monomer is one of silane coupling agents recommended for surface modification of glass fibers employed as reinforcements for polyester-matrix composites. The VTES molecule is a multifunctional one, which reacts at one end with the glass surface and at the other end with the polymer matrix. In principle, a polysiloxane interlayer prepared by wet chemical process from VTES should provide a strong but tough bond between the reinforcement and the polymer matrix. However, the real polycondensed film is heterogeneous with respect to the uniformity and film thickness. The molecules of silane coupling agent have a tendency towards self-condensation, forming siloxane oligomers rather than complete bonding with the glass surface, which results in deterioration of composite performance. We would like to introduce a plasma-polymerized vinyltriethoxysilane (pp-VTES) as homogeneous film (interlayer) and demonstrate a variety of the films with respect to their chemical properties that could be controlled by deposition conditions.

Keywords

CVD; thin film; organosilicon; FTIR; RBS; ERDA; XPS

Authors

ČECH, V., ZEMEK, J., PEŘINA, V., VANĚK, J.

Released

1. 8. 2005

Publisher

Conference Management, Toronto

Location

Toronto, Kanada

BibTex

@misc{BUT60276,
  author="Vladimír {Čech} and Jan {Vaněk} and Vratislav {Peřina} and Josef {Zemek}",
  title="Chemical properties of plasma-polymerized vinyltriethoxysilane",
  booktitle="17th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry - Abstracts",
  year="2005",
  publisher="Conference Management, Toronto",
  address="Toronto, Kanada",
  note="abstract"
}