PDMS/Kapton interface plasma treatment effects on the polymeric package for a wearable thermoelectric generator

The present work highlights the progress in the field of polymeric package reliability engineering for a flexible thermoelectric generator realized by thin-film technology on a Kapton substrate. The effects of different plasma treatments on the mechanical performance at the interface of a poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)/Kapton assembly were investigated. To increase the package mechanical stability of the realized wearable power source, the Kapton surface wettability after plasma exposure was investigated by static contact-angle measurements using deionized water and PDMS as test liquids. In fact, the well-known weak adhesion between PDMS and Kapton can lead to a delamination of the package with an unrecoverable damage of the generator. The plasma effect on the adhesion performances was evaluated by the scratch-test method. The best result was obtained by performing a nitrogen plasma treatment at a radio-frequency power of 20 W and a gas flow of 20 sccm, with a measured critical load of 1.45 N, which is 2.6 times greater than the value measured on an untreated Kapton substrate and 1.9 times greater than the one measured using a commercial primer.

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2013

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2013

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

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ACS applied materials & interfaces - 5(2013), 14 vom: 24. Juli, Seite 6586-90

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Englisch

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Francioso, Luca [VerfasserIn]
De Pascali, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Bartali, Ruben [VerfasserIn]
Morganti, Elisa [VerfasserIn]
Lorenzelli, Leandro [VerfasserIn]
Siciliano, Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Laidani, Nadhira [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 02.04.2015

Date Revised 24.07.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1021/am401222p

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NLM228928370