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The effects <strong>of</strong> exposure conditions on the water contact angle for PFTS coatings are<br />

shown in Figure 7.6. For this coating, contact angles were generally near 120 degrees except for<br />

the<br />

Contact Angle, deg<br />

Contact Angle, deg<br />

120<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

as-dep<br />

50 krad N2<br />

50 krad air<br />

500 krad N2<br />

500 krad air<br />

Fig. 7.5. Water contact angle for Si(100) samples coated with ODTS, after exposure to radiation<br />

(a) <strong>and</strong> heating to 300°C in various environments (b).<br />

120<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

as-dep<br />

pre-XPS<br />

post-XPS<br />

pre-XPS<br />

post-XPS<br />

50 krad N2<br />

(a)<br />

50 krad air<br />

ODTS<br />

Co-60 exposure<br />

PFTS<br />

Co-60 exposure<br />

500 krad N2<br />

500 krad air<br />

Fig. 7.6. Water contact angle for Si(100) samples coated with PFTS, after exposure to radiation<br />

(a) <strong>and</strong> heating to 300°C in various environments (b).<br />

sample exposed to 500 krad in nitrogen. No such decrease is observed for the sample exposed to<br />

an equivalent dose in air, so it is believed that the reduced contact angle on this specimen is due<br />

to lower initial coverage <strong>of</strong> the PFTS. Although all samples were coated at the same time in the<br />

same solution, it is possible that the sample became oriented in such a way during a rinse step<br />

that the polished surface was directly in contact with the side <strong>of</strong> the crystal carrier, inhibiting<br />

access <strong>of</strong> the surface to the alkylsilane in solution. Excluding this data point, the results in<br />

Figure 7.6 show that radiation exposures up to a total dose <strong>of</strong> 500 krad have no significant<br />

impact on the contact angle <strong>of</strong> PFTS films. The thermal exposures also exhibit no impact <strong>of</strong><br />

68<br />

Contact Angle, deg<br />

Contact Angle, deg<br />

120 ODTS<br />

300 C Anneal<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

120<br />

110<br />

100<br />

90<br />

80<br />

as-dep<br />

as-dep<br />

pre-XPS<br />

post-XPS<br />

60 min N2<br />

pre-XPS<br />

post-XPS<br />

60 min N2<br />

(a) (b)<br />

10 min dry air<br />

(b)<br />

10 min dry air<br />

10 min 13% RH air<br />

PFTS<br />

300 C Anneal<br />

10 min 13% RH air

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