ISSN:
0959-8103
Keywords:
poly(p-phenylene-α,α′-diphenyl vinylene)
;
poly(p-phenylene-α-phenyl vinylene)
;
calcium
;
interface
;
photoemission spectroscopy
;
Chemistry
;
Polymer and Materials Science
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
We have investigated the interface formation of Ca with poly(p-phenylene α,α′-diphenyl vinylene) (PPV-DP) and poly(p-phenylene α-phenyl vinylene) (PPV-P) using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS). Similarly to our earlier findings in metal/PPV interface formation, the O 1s peak shifted toward a lower binding energy as soon as Ca was deposited on to the polymers. This was accompanied by the formation of Ca—O, suggesting a chemical origin for the O 1s shift. By contrast, the C 1s peak shift toward a lower binding energy was observed relatively later, after about 4 Å of Ca deposition. At the same time, a new C 1s component became noticable at about -1.5 eV relative to the initial C 1s peak. This component signifies the possibility of polymer disruption by the Ca atoms to form Ca—C species. The C 1s peak shift is attributed to Ca induced surface band bending and barrier formation as in the case of metal/PPV interface formation. The disruption of the polymer may also induce changes in the interface electronic states and contribute to the C 1s peak shift. From the intensity attenuation analysis, we conclude that the initial 15 Å of Ca overlayer is contaminated by the Ca—O and Ca—C species and the overlayer is pure beyond 15 Å of Ca coverage.
Additional Material:
10 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pi.1995.210360205
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