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Comparison Between Air Filamentary and Helium Glow Dielectric Barrier Discharges for the Polypropylene Surface Treatment

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Plasmas and Polymers

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Recently, a glow like dielectric controlled barrier discharge (GDBD) working at atmospheric pressure has been observed. Such a discharge could replace a filamentary dielectric controlled barrier discharge (FDBD) used in corona treatment systems to improve the wettability or the adhesion of polymers. So it is of interest to compare these two types of discharges and their respective effect on a polymer surface. This is the aim of an extensive study we have undertaken. The first step presented here is the comparison of a filamentary discharge in air with a glow discharge in helium. Helium is the most appropriate gas to realize a glow discharge at atmospheric pressure. Air is the usual atmosphere for a corona treatment. The plasma was characterized by emission spectroscopy and current measurements. The surface transformations were indicated by the water contact angle, the leakage current measurement and the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Results show that the helium GDBD is better than air FDBD to increase polypropylene wettability without decreasing the bulk electrical properties below a certain level. Contact angle scattering as well as leakage current measurements confirm that the GDBD clearly results in more reproducible and homogeneous treatment than the FDBD.

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Massines, F., Messaoudi, R. & Mayoux, C. Comparison Between Air Filamentary and Helium Glow Dielectric Barrier Discharges for the Polypropylene Surface Treatment. Plasmas and Polymers 3, 43–59 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022582017499

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