Comparative Study on Structural Differences in Monosaccharide Layers Using PLD and PED Techniques
Agata Niemczyk,
Agata Goszczyńska,
Dariusz Moszyński,
Paweł Figiel,
Sebastian Fryska,
Jolanta Baranowska
Affiliations
Agata Niemczyk
Department of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów Avenue 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Agata Goszczyńska
Department of Polymer and Biomaterials Science, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów Avenue 42, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Dariusz Moszyński
Department of Chemical and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Pułaskiego 10, 70-322 Szczecin, Poland
Paweł Figiel
Department of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów Avenue 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Sebastian Fryska
Department of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów Avenue 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Jolanta Baranowska
Department of Materials Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Piastów Avenue 19, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
To demonstrate the feasibility of obtaining low-molecular-weight organic films (below 200 Da) using non-solvent PVD processes, glucose layers were produced via pulsed laser deposition (PLD) and pulsed electron beam deposition (PED) methods. Glucose was chosen due to its fundamental role in various biological processes, and because this low-molecular-weight compound is a solid at room temperature, which is required for both techniques. The physical and chemical structures of the deposited glucose layers were characterized by optical, scanning electron, and atomic force microscopy, as well as by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron, and infrared spectroscopy. Both PLD and PED methods resulted in glucose layers with good chemical structure preservation (with minor oxidation observed in PED) while yielding films with distinct physical properties. This opens up the possibility of tailoring organic layers with specific characteristics depending on the application, by choosing the deposition method.
