An ESCA investigation of low energy electron beam interactions with polymers: II. PVDF and a mechanistic comparison between PTFE and PVDF

Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) has been irradiated by low energy (< 2 keV) electrons and the changes in structure and bonding monitored by ESCA. Defluorination is found to occur, ultimately leading to an unsaturated crosslinked, partially fluorinated carbonaceous network. For 2 keV electron bom...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of electron spectroscopy and related phenomena 1988, Vol.47, p.93-104
Hauptverfasser: Clark, D.T., Brennan, W.J.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) has been irradiated by low energy (< 2 keV) electrons and the changes in structure and bonding monitored by ESCA. Defluorination is found to occur, ultimately leading to an unsaturated crosslinked, partially fluorinated carbonaceous network. For 2 keV electron bombardment the changes are found to be vertically homogeneous when studied using Mg Kα 1,2 ESCA analysis but a comparison with Ti Kα 1,2 excited spectra reveals a depth heterogeneity. The effect of electron energy is also only revealed by the use of Ti Kα 1,2 X-ray excited ESCA analysis. The results obtained are compared with a previous study on electron beam effects on PTFE. The differences between the two systems are seen to be explained by the ability of PVDF to form HF as a route to defluorination.
ISSN:0368-2048
1873-2526
DOI:10.1016/0368-2048(88)85006-0