Photo-irradiation effects on the surface morphology of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) films

In this work, we have studied the surface morphology of photo-irradiated poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) thin films by using atomic force microscopy (AFM). We have analyzed the first-order statistical parameters, the height distribution and the distance between selected peaks. The second-order statistical analysis was introduced calculating the auto-covariance function to determine the correlation length between heights. We have observed that the photo-irradiation process produces a surface topology more homogeneous and isotropic such as a normal surface. In addition, the polymer surface irradiation can be used as a new methodology to obtain materials optically modified. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo (FAPESP)

Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq)

Instituto do Milenio de Materiais Polimericos do Ministerio de Ciencia e Tecnologia (IMMP/MCT)

Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação do Brasil (MCTI)