A. Lippitz et al., SURFACE-ANALYSIS OF METALLIZED POLY(BISPHENOL-A-CARBONATE) FILMS BY X-RAY-ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY (NEXAFS), Polymer, 37(14), 1996, pp. 3157-3160
The surface region of thin self-supporting poly(bisphenol A carbonate)
films were analysed by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (NEXAFS) before
and after metallization with chromium. C- and O-K-edge spectra were in
terpreted by comparison to spectra obtained with poly(hexanediolcarbon
ate) and bisbenzene chromium multilayer. A reaction of condensing Cr a
toms with aromatic rings and carbonate units of the poly(bisphenol A c
arbonate) substrate was observed. The response of the polymer surface
to the deposited chromium is discussed. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Sc
ience Ltd.