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Surface functionalization of polymer nanofibers by ITO sputter coating

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In this study, transparent conductive films of tin-doped indium oxide (ITO) were deposited onto the polyamide 6 (PA6) nanofiber substrates at room temperature. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was employed to study the morphology of the nanofibers, respectively. The AFM results indicated a significant change in the morphology of the nanofibers before and after the ITO sputter coatings. The light transmittance and surface conductivity of the ITO-deposited nanofibers were also investigated. It was found that the surface resistivity of the PA6 nanofiber with the ITO deposition had a significant drop and the ITO deposition obviously affected the light transmittance of the PA6 nanofibers.

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The financial support by the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET-06-0485) and Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK2008106) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Key Laboratory of Eco-Textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, P.R. China

    Qufu Wei, Huifeng Wang, Yang Xu & Bingyao Deng

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Wei, Q., Wang, H., Xu, Y. et al. Surface functionalization of polymer nanofibers by ITO sputter coating. J Coat Technol Res 7, 511–514 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11998-009-9207-z

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