Abstract
In this paper, polyethylene terephthalate and polyethylene films were plasma treated using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD), which presents a second current pulse with inverse polarity induced at the decreasing applied voltage flank in addition to the main current pulse. The surface modifications of polymer samples were pointed out by two complementary methods: the contact angle method and atomic force microscopy (AFM) technique. The influence of the voltage pulse parameters as width, falling rate and frequency on the secondary discharge formation was studied and correlated with polymer surface modifications. The plasma treatment is improved when the discharge is driven by a voltage pulses with very fast falling flank. After plasma treatment, roughness of the PE films is not considerably changed; only topographical modifications of PE treated samples being observed, while treated PET surfaces present an increased roughness and a new granular structure, with much smaller features compared to the pristine ones.
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