MICHLÍČEK, Miroslav, Satoshi HAMAGUCHI and Lenka ZAJÍČKOVÁ. Molecular dynamics simulation of amine groups formation during plasma processing of polystyrene surfaces. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. Bristol: IOP Publishing, 2020, vol. 29, No 10, p. 1-13. ISSN 0963-0252. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/abb2e8.
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Original name Molecular dynamics simulation of amine groups formation during plasma processing of polystyrene surfaces
Authors MICHLÍČEK, Miroslav (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Satoshi HAMAGUCHI (112 Belarus) and Lenka ZAJÍČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Bristol, IOP Publishing, 2020, 0963-0252.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 21001 Nano-materials
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 3.584
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14310/20:00114427
Organization unit Faculty of Science
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6595/abb2e8
UT WoS 000583117500001
Keywords in English amine functionalization; plasma treatment; plasma polymerization; molecular dynamics
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Abstract
Plasma treatment and plasma polymerization processes aiming to form amine groups on polystyrene surfaces were studied in-silico with molecular dynamics simulations. The simulations were compared with two experiments, (i) plasma treatment in N2/H2 bipolar pulsed discharge and (ii) plasma polymerization in cyclopropylamine/Ar radio frequency (RF) capacitively coupled discharge. To model favorable conditions for the incorporation of primary amine groups, we assumed the plasma treatment as the flux of NH2 radicals and energetic NH3 ions, and the plasma polymerization as the flux of cyclopropylamine molecules and energetic argon ions. It is shown in both the simulation and the experiment that the polystyrene treatment by the bipolar pulsed N2/H2 plasmas with an applied voltage of about ±1 kV formed a nitrogen-rich layer of a thickness of only a few nm. The simulations also showed that, as the NH3 incident energy increases, the ratio of primary amines to the total number of N atoms on the surface decreases. It is because the energetic ion bombardment brakes up N–H bonds of primary amines, which are mostly brought to the surface by NH2 radical adsorption. Our previous experimental work on the CPA plasma polymerization showed that increased RF power invested in the plasma leads to the deposition of films with lower nitrogen content. The MD simulations showed an increase of the nitrogen content with the Ar energy and a limited impact of the energetic bombardment on the retention of primary amines. Thus, the results highlighted the importance of the gas-phase processes on the nitrogen incorporation and primary amines retention in the plasma polymers. However, the higher energy flux towards the growing film clearly decreases amount of hydrogen and increases the polymer cross-linking.
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GA18-12774S, research and development projectName: Plazmové polymery připravené na nanovlákenných membránách pro inženýrství cévní tkáně
Investor: Czech Science Foundation
LQ1601, research and development projectName: CEITEC 2020 (Acronym: CEITEC2020)
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR
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