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Synthesis and superficial characterization of plasma polyfuran thin films

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This work presents a study about the synthesis of polyfuran films by plasma and their structural, morphological, electrical and hydrophilic characteristics. The syntheses were carried out at low pressure with resistive electrical glow discharges. The films have thickness in the 7–61 μm interval with a linear tendency as a function of the power of synthesis. The functional groups of the monomer, –C=C– and C–O, and other as C=O produced during the polymerization, were found in the polymers probably as dehydrogenation of =C–H groups in the monomer. The films have contact angles between 52° and 92° for distilled water, but with the addition of salts in KR solutions, the angles slightly increased reducing the hydrophilicity of the system. The conductivity of polyfuran films was calculated in the range of 10−9–10−11 S/m with two trends, one with high electronic activation energy at low temperature, and another with low activation energy at high temperature. The electronic activation energy in the first trend varied between 1.01 and 1.9 eV and in the second trend between 0.26 and 0.08 eV.

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The authors wish to thank Jorge Pérez for their support in the SEM analysis and to CONACyT for the partial financial support to this work with the 130190 and 154757 projects.

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  1. Departamento de Física, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Nucleares, Km. 36.5, Carr. México-Toluca, Ocoyoacac, 52750, Edo. Mex., Mexico

    R. Zúñiga, G. J. Cruz, M. G. Olayo, L. M. Gómez, M. González-Torres & F. González-Salgado

  2. Posgrado en Ciencia de Materiales, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseos Tollocan y Colón, Toluca, 5200, Edo. Mex., Mexico

    R. Zúñiga, V. Sánchez-Mendieta, L. M. Gómez & M. González-Torres

  3. Departamento de Posgrado, Instituto Tecnológico de Toluca, Av. Tecnológico S/N, Metepec, 52140, Edo. Mex., Mexico

    F. González-Salgado

  4. Departamento de Física, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Apdo. Postal 55-534 D.F., 09340, Iztapalapa, Mexico

    J. Morales

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Zúñiga, R., Cruz, G.J., Olayo, M.G. et al. Synthesis and superficial characterization of plasma polyfuran thin films. Polym. Bull. 72, 839–850 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-015-1309-4

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