화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Materials Science, Vol.37, No.13, 2781-2793, 2002
Surface characterization of electron beam modified dual phase filler by ESCA, FT-IR and surface energy
Electron beam modification of carbon black (N220) and carbon-silica dual phase filler has been carried out at room temperature. The increase in oxygen to carbon ratio (O/C) determined by using Electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) is observed. Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR) studies detect a new peak at 801 cm(-1) upon electron beam irradiation, which is due to Si-C stretching in the case of modified dual phase fillers. The absence of the peak at 3400 cm(-1) and the presence of the peak at 1720 cm(-1) due to aliphatic ester stretching confirm the presence of trimethylol propane triacrylate (TMPTA) on the surface. Similarly, the absence of peak band at 3400 cm(-1) confirms chemical interaction of triethoxysilylpropyl tetrasulphide (Si-69). A decrease in dispersive component (gamma(s)(d)) and an increase in polar component (gamma(s)(p)) of the surface energy corroborate surface oxidation.