FUNCTIONALIZATION OF TEXTILE MATERIALS BY PLASMA TECHNOLOGY FOR METALLIC MICROPARTICLES DEPOSITION

Abstract

In this paper we propose a method based on plasma technology, which does not cause damage of the fabric. In our work are described aspects regarding textile functionatization by plasma activation treatment for metallic deposition in order to obtain flexible electronics. By plasma activation the textile surface can be modified and can be obtained the optimal surface energy for additional treatments such as metallization by microparticles deposition for developing the electroconductive surfaces with great potential for use in sensors/actuators devices, EM shielding and with antistatic properties. Our work presents comparative aspects of the hydrophobic/hydrophilic surface obtained by plasma coating and used for metallization. The most used treatment for optimal surface energy preparate the textile surface for metallic deposition (print, lamination or padding) are based on the surface treatment such as plasma, inluding corona treatment and chemical treatment using classical techniques (padding). The massive development of wireless communication systems and the miniaturization trend in electronics has generated a need for flexible wearable electronics based on conductive lightweight surfaces. The classical technology for metal deposition for electronics involves high temperature fabrication processes. Generally, the metal depossition in microfabrication processes, in semiconductors industry, is performed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), electrodeposition and epitaxy.

Keywords

• plasma technology
• magnetron
• electroconductive
• metalic
• textile