| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J25949/01 |
| Title: |
THE QUALITATIVE DETERMINATION OF THE ACIDO-BASIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS SURFACES AND INFERFACES BY XPS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Watts, Professor J |
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| Department: |
Materials Science & Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Surrey |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 November 1993 |
Ends: |
31 October 1996 |
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208,310
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Materials Characterisation |
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In order to improve the performance of adhesives, organic coatings and polymer matrix composites there is a need to design the interface chemistry of such systems in a predictive manner. The use of such an approach requires a detailed knowledge of the properties of both phases. Recent work has indicated that the consideration of acid-base interactions in adhesion has much to commend as a route to engineering the interfacial chemical properties. This proposal is concerned with the development of XPS procedures for the determination of the acido-basic properties of materials. The proposed methods are essentially ones that relate discrete chemical shifts within the XPS spectrum to the exothermic enthalpy of acid-base interaction (-2Hab). In such a way it will be possible to guild up a data base of surface materials properties for both model and commercial systems.The other aim of the proposal is to use modern x-ray monochromator technology to probe acid-base interaction at interfaces directly. This will be accomplished by the use of very thin polymer films and detailed processing of highest resolution XPS data.
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