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Behavior of PET implanted by Ti, Ag, Si and C ion using MEVVA implantation

  • Yuguang Wu
  • , Tonghe Zhang
  • , Yanwen Zhang
  • , Huixing Zhang
  • , Xiaoji Zhang
  • , Gu Zhou

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Abstract

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) has been modified with Ti, Ag, Si and C ions from a metal vapor arc source (MEVVA). Ti, Ag, Si and C ions were implanted with acceleration voltage 40 kV to fluences ranging from 1×1016 to 2×1017 cm-2. The surface of implanted PET darkened with increasing ion dose, when the metal ion dose was greater than 1×1017 cm-2 the color changed to metallic bright. The surface resistance decreases by 5-6 orders of magnitude with increasing dose. The resistivity is stable after long-term storage. The depth of Ti- and Ag-implanted layer is approximately 150 and 80 nm measured by Rutherford backscattering (RBS), respectively. TEM photos revealed the presence of Ti and Ag nano-meter particles on the surface resulting from the high-dose implantation. Ti and Ag ion implantations improved conductivity and wear resistance significantly. The phase and structural changes were obtained by X-ray diffraction (XRD). It can be seen that nano-meter particles of Ti precipitation, TiO2 and Ti-carbides have been formed in implanted layer. Nano-hardness of implanted PET has been measured by a nano-indenter. The results show that the surface hardness, modulus and wear resistance could be increased.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)292-298
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Volume173
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2001
Externally publishedYes

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