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Improvement of Polycarbonate Properties by Coating of TiO2 and SiO2 Thin Film

TiO2/SiO2 박막 코팅에 의한 폴리카보네이트 특성 개선

  • Won, Dong So (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Won Gyu (Department of Chemical Engineering, Kangwon National University)
  • 원동수 (강원대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 이원규 (강원대학교 화학공학과)
  • Received : 2013.08.23
  • Accepted : 2013.10.22
  • Published : 2014.02.10
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Abstract

The property improvement of polycarbonate coated with a multilayer film composed of an inorganic $SiO_2$ film and a photocatalytic $TiO_2$ film was studied. The $SiO_2$ film as a binder had an excellent light transmission characteristic. After the treatment with atmospheric pressure plasma, the surface of $SiO_2$ film showed the hydrophilicity, which increased the film coating uniformity with a $TiO_2$-containing aqueous solution. When $TiO_2$ film was over 200 nm thick, the absorption effect of UV rays in the range of 180~400 nm suppressed the yellowing phenomena of polycarbonate substrate. The inorganic film improved the heat resistance of polycarbonate substrates. $TiO_2$ film in the outmost under the exposure of UV rays promotes the catalytic oxidation characteristics and yields the capability to the decomposition of organic contaminants, and also increases the self-cleaning properties due to the increase of hydrophilicity. Structural stability of the polycarbonate substrate coated with inorganic $TiO_2$ and $SiO_2$ film was shown. The role of $SiO_2$ film between $TiO_2$ and polycarbonate substrate suppressed the peeling of $TiO_2$ film by inhibiting the photocatalytic oxidation effect of $TiO_2$ film on the polycarbonate substrate.

폴리카보네이트의 표면에 무기계 $SiO_2$ 박막을 바인더로 코팅한 후 광촉매 특성을 갖는 $TiO_2$ 박막을 추가로 형성하여 모재의 특성을 향상시키는 연구가 수행되었다. 바인더로 사용되는 $SiO_2$ 박막은 광투과 특성이 우수하며, 상압플라즈마처리를 통한 친수성의 증가로 $TiO_2$ 함유 수용액의 도포성을 향상시켜 균일한 박막을 형성시킬 수 있었다. 약 200 nm이상으로 코팅된 $TiO_2$ 박막은 180~400 nm의 자외선을 차단하여 폴리카보네이트의 황변현상을 억제하고 내열성을 크게 향상하는데 기여하였다. 최외층에 형성된 $TiO_2$ 박막은 자외선의 흡수로 활성화되는 표면산화특성으로 유기 오염물의 분해반응 촉진과 표면의 친수성의 증가에 따른 자기세정특성을 나타내었다. $TiO_2$ 박막과 폴리카보네이트 기재 사이에 $SiO_2$ 박막의 적용은 기재의 부식에 의한 코팅된 $TiO_2$ 층의 박리를 억제하여 구조 안정성을 유지할 수 있었다.

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