Surface and Interface Analysis · 2001 · 29 citations · 9 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials SciencePolymer MaterialsSurface ChemistrySurface ScienceCoatingsPolymer AdhesionPolymer InterfacesPolymer SurfacesSurface ModificationSurface PhysicsAdhesion MechanismsAdhesion PropertiesInterfacial AdhesionInterfacial PropertiesIon ScatteringMaterial Surface TreatmentSurface CompositionSurface Layers
Abstract The properties of the interphase between Twaron ® aramid fibres and polymer matrix systems can be optimized by a surface treatment process of the fibres. In this work, x‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and low‐energy ion scattering have been used to analyse the surface layers, whereas the adhesion was measured by a bundle pull‐out experiment. From the results, we succeeded in establishing a relation between the surface treatment, the resulting chemical/elemental surface composition and the adhesion to an epoxy matrix. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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A simultaneous energy and angle resolved ion scattering spectrometer
Geert Hellings, H. Ottevanger, S.W. Boelens et al. · Surface Science · 1985 · 63 citations