| AVS 54th International Symposium | |
| Applied Surface Science | Thursday Sessions |
| Session AS-ThP |
| Session: | Aspects of Applied Surface Science II Poster Session |
| Presenter: | K.M. Stika, DuPont |
| Authors: | K.M. Stika, DuPont K. Proost, DuPont-Belgium A. De Backer, DuPont-Belgium J.R. Marsh, DuPont D.E. Davidson, DuPont D.G. Swartzfager, DuPont K.G. Lloyd, DuPont |
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Adhesion of polymers to inorganic substrates can be seriously affected by the surface and interfacial chemistry of the adjoining layers. Modification of the substrate through heating, chemical treatment, accelerated aging or environmental exposure has been shown to contribute to the ultimate adhesion performance of laminate and multilayer structures. Similarly, diffusion of ions from a glass surface with the formation of a leached ion layer under varied conditions is also a well known phenomenon. It follows that the ability to control and profile elemental composition and depth distribution of highly mobile ions in the near surface region of inorganic materials is an important tool for the fundamental understanding of polymer/inorganic adhesion. This presentation will highlight recent efforts to profile near surface mobile ions as a function of substrate aging or surface treatment and the correlation of these chemical profiles with changes in polymer/inorganic adhesion performance.