Mask-Assisted Deposition of Ti on Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Foil by Pulsed Laser Deposition
Mariapompea Cutroneo,
Letteria Silipigni,
Anna Mackova,
Petr Malinsky,
Romana Miksova,
Vaclav Holy,
Jan Maly,
Marcel Stofik,
Petr Aubrecht,
Dominik Fajstavr,
Petr Slepicka,
Lorenzo Torrisi
Affiliations
Mariapompea Cutroneo
Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS, v.v.i., Husinec-Řež 130, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic
Letteria Silipigni
Department MIFT, Messina University, V. le F.S. d’Alcontres 31, S. Agata, 98166 Messina, Italy
Anna Mackova
Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS, v.v.i., Husinec-Řež 130, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic
Petr Malinsky
Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS, v.v.i., Husinec-Řež 130, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic
Romana Miksova
Nuclear Physics Institute of CAS, v.v.i., Husinec-Řež 130, 250 68 Řež, Czech Republic
Vaclav Holy
Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 121 16 Praha, Czech Republic
Jan Maly
Centre of Nanomaterials and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Marcel Stofik
Centre of Nanomaterials and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Petr Aubrecht
Centre of Nanomaterials and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, 400 96 Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Dominik Fajstavr
Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
Petr Slepicka
Department of Solid State Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
Lorenzo Torrisi
Department MIFT, Messina University, V. le F.S. d’Alcontres 31, S. Agata, 98166 Messina, Italy
Cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) is a novel type of thermoplastic polymer gaining the attention of the scientific community in electronic, optoelectronic, biomedicine and packaging applications. Despite the benefits in the use of COC such as undoubted optical transparency, chemical stability, a good water–vapor barrier and biocompatibility, its original hydrophobicity restricts its wider applicability and optimization of its performances. Presently, we report on the optical and morphological properties of the films of COC covered with Ti in selected areas. The layer of Ti on COC was deposited by pulsed lased deposition processing. The Ti/COC film was characterized by UV–Vis spectroscopy indicating that its transmittance in the visible region decreased by about 20% with respect to the pristine polymer. The quality of the deposited Ti was assessed with the morphology by scanning electron (SEM) and atomic force microscopies (AFM). The modification of the wettability was observed by the sessile drop method indicating a reduction of the native hydrophilicity.
