Improving the adhesion of polymethacrylate thin films onto indium tin oxide electrodes using a silane-based "Molecular Adhesive".

Citation:

Roni Ginzburg-Turgeman, Guion, Jean-Baptiste , and Mandler, Daniel. . 2011. “Improving The Adhesion Of Polymethacrylate Thin Films Onto Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes Using A Silane-Based "Molecular Adhesive".”. J. Solid State Electrochem.journal Of Solid State Electrochemistry, 15, Pp. 2401 - 2407.

Abstract:

Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the most commonly used transparent conducting substance. It has been used in numerous applications such as light-emitting diodes. In most applications and studies, the ITO surface is further coated with addnl. layers. The interface between the ITO and the coating is of utmost importance since it affects the phys. and chem. properties of the final device. Improving the adhesion between ITO and a coating layer can be achieved by applying a "mol. adhesive" as an inter-phasing mol. layer. In this study, we used 3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate as a "mol. adhesive" for better connection between ITO and a polymethacrylate layer. The samples were studied by electrochem., contact angle goniometry, at. force microscopy, and nano scratch microscopy. These studies clearly show that a simple silanization process formed a thin mol. adhesive layer, which did not influence the phys. and chem. properties of the final coated electrode and at the same time increased significantly the adhesion between the ITO and the polymethacrylate coating. [on SciFinder(R)]