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Xps Identification of Al-Pva Complex
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 February 2011
Abstract
Aluminum was deposited on a polyvinyl alcohol film surface by reaction with trimethyl aluminum at 300 K. XPS analysis indicated a carbon free deposition of a monolayer of Al. The Al forms an oxy-carbide complex, AIOC, which exhibits a stoichiometry of 1:1:1 for Al, 0 and C. Within this complex Al is bonded to both C and 0 resulting in the appearance of low binding energy peaks in C(ls) and O(ls) spectra. The complex is oriented such that Al forms the outer-most layer. The Al modified surface was hydrophobic compared to the hydrophilic PVA. A reaction mechanism is proposed based on XPS and mass spectrometric data.
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