The surface wettability and surface structure of poly(tetrafluoroethylene)(PTFE)treated with remote O
2
plasma were studied. The contact angles of the samples were measured and the critical surface tensions γ
C
were determined on the basis of the Zisman's plots. The values of the surface free energy γ
S
and its dispersion force γ
d
S
dipole force γ
p
S
and hydrogen bonding force γ
h
S
were evaluated by the extended Fowkes equation. In addition
the analysis was performed on the re
lation of the distribution of reactive species in remote O
2
plasma and the surface free energy. The results show that the surface wettability of remote O
2
plasma treated PTFE is determined only by the polar force(γ
p
S
+γ
h
S
)
especially by theγ
h
S
. A mixed atmosphere constituted by all reactive species or super pure and high free radicals concentration in remote O
2
plasma facilitates the increase of polar force(γ
p
S
+γ
h
S
)
but the surface free energy is mainly influenced by the concentration of charged particles. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)indicates that the C—F bonds on the PTFE surface are broken by the O
2
plasma treatment
and then the C—O and C=O are yielded effectively
leading to a higher surface wettability.
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