Adhesion enhancement of sol–gel coating on polycarbonate by heated impregnation treatment

• Main Authors: Wu, Linda Y. L., Boon, L., Zeng, X. T., Chen, Zhong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Microelectronics and semiconductor materials::Thin films
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95457; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/9384
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The main limitation in using coated plastics for optical components, electronic applications and display systems is the softness of the substrate surfaces, which is responsible for the low impact and abrasion resistance and weak adhesion between the coating and the substrate. In this paper, we repor...