C₆₀⁺ ion Etching Rates of Various Widely-used Polymers

Abstract

  C₆₀⁺ ion etching rates of various widely-used polymers were measured by mesh-replica method. It was found that crystallinity of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephythalete (PET) affected the C₆₀⁺ ion etching rate of each polymer. It was found that surface mechanical properties, which might be affected by crystallinity, correlated with the C₆₀⁺ion etching rates.