Roll-to-roll cleaning and activation of ultra-thin flexible
glass using atmospheric-pressure plasma in ambient air

D 2021

Roll-to-roll cleaning and activation of ultra-thin flexible glass using atmospheric-pressure plasma in ambient air

SIHELNÍK, Slavomír, Richard KRUMPOLEC, Monika STUPAVSKÁ, Jianyu FENG, Eva KOSOVÁ et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Roll-to-roll cleaning and activation of ultra-thin flexible glass using atmospheric-pressure plasma in ambient air

Name in Czech

Roll-to-roll čištění a aktivace ultratenkého flexibilního skla pomocí plazmatu v okolním vzduchu za atmosférického tlaku

Authors

SIHELNÍK, Slavomír (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Richard KRUMPOLEC (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Monika STUPAVSKÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Jianyu FENG (156 China, belonging to the institution), Eva KOSOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jakub KELAR (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Mirko ČERNÁK (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution) and Dušan KOVÁČIK (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Ostrava, 13th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research and Application, NANOCON 2021, p. 148-153, 6 pp. 2021

Publisher

TANGER Ltd.

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Stať ve sborníku

Field of Study

10305 Fluids and plasma physics

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/21:00125322

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

ISBN

978-80-88365-00-6

ISSN

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.37904/nanocon.2021.4344

Keywords (in Czech)

flexibilné sklo; roll-to-roll; čištění; aktivace plazmatem; DCSBD; průmyslová korona

Keywords in English

flexible glass; roll-to-roll; cleaning; plasma activation; DCSBD; industrial corona

Abstract

V originále

Flexible electronics are nowadays manufactured on substrates made particularly of plastics and paper. In demand for better optical and chemical properties, glass is also used in its ultra-thin flexible form (UTFG). Digital ink-jet printing is an attractive method for deposition of conductive precursors on flexible substrates, mainly due to its ability to be incorporated into roll-to-roll systems for massive production. Plasma cleaning and activation is proposed here as a dry, efficient, and controllable method for pre-treatment of glass substrate before deposition of conductive inks. Tested plasma sources were chosen with respect to the specific thermomechanical properties of UTFG and requirements of large area printing on flexible substrates. Both diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge (DCSBD) and industrial corona achieved a significant wetting improvement of UTFG, which results from modification of properties governed by surface nanolayer. Water contact angle (WCA) measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed strong activation of UTFG surface due to incorporation of oxygen-based polar groups. The ageing of plasma-treated glass, monitored for one week, showed better stability of the DCSBD plasma-treated UTFG surface. We observed the WCA recovery from 7 % to 38 % in respect to the initial value measured on the untreated UTFG (68°). The impact of plasma on the morphology of the glass surface was analysed using atomic force microscopy.

Links

FV40114, research and development project

Name: Zvýšení kvality velkoplošného UV digitálního tisku atmosférickým plazmatem

Investor: Ministry of Industry and Trade of the CR

LM2018097, research and development project

Name: Centrum výzkumu a vývoje plazmatu a nanotechnologických povrchových úprav (Acronym: CEPLANT)

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR

Citovat

SIHELNÍK, Slavomír, Richard KRUMPOLEC, Monika STUPAVSKÁ, Jianyu FENG, Eva KOSOVÁ, Jakub KELAR, Mirko ČERNÁK and Dušan KOVÁČIK. Roll-to-roll cleaning and activation of ultra-thin flexible glass using atmospheric-pressure plasma in ambient air. In 13th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research and Application, NANOCON 2021. Ostrava: TANGER Ltd., 2021, p. 148-153. ISBN 978-80-88365-00-6. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.37904/nanocon.2021.4344.

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N2  - Flexible electronics are nowadays manufactured on substrates made particularly of plastics and paper. In demand for better optical and chemical properties, glass is also used in its ultra-thin flexible form (UTFG). Digital ink-jet printing is an attractive method for deposition of conductive precursors on flexible substrates, mainly due to its ability to be incorporated into roll-to-roll systems for massive production. Plasma cleaning and activation is proposed here as a dry, efficient, and controllable method for pre-treatment of glass substrate before deposition of conductive inks. Tested plasma sources were chosen with respect to the specific thermomechanical properties of UTFG and requirements of large area printing on flexible substrates. Both diffuse coplanar surface barrier discharge (DCSBD) and industrial corona achieved a significant wetting improvement of UTFG, which results from modification of properties governed by surface nanolayer. Water contact angle (WCA) measurement and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed strong activation of UTFG surface due to incorporation of oxygen-based polar groups. The ageing of plasma-treated glass, monitored for one week, showed better stability of the DCSBD plasma-treated UTFG surface. We observed the WCA recovery from 7 % to 38 % in respect to the initial value measured on the untreated UTFG (68°). The impact of plasma on the morphology of the glass surface was analysed using atomic force microscopy.
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SIHELNÍK, Slavomír, Richard KRUMPOLEC, Monika STUPAVSKÁ, Jianyu FENG, Eva KOSOVÁ, Jakub KELAR, Mirko ČERNÁK and Dušan KOVÁČIK. Roll-to-roll cleaning and activation of ultra-thin flexible glass using atmospheric-pressure plasma in ambient air. In \textit{13th International Conference on Nanomaterials - Research and Application, NANOCON 2021}. Ostrava: TANGER Ltd., 2021, p.~148-153. ISBN~978-80-88365-00-6. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.37904/nanocon.2021.4344.

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