Analysis of the structural, electronic and adhesive properties of the surfaces of HPPMS wear-resistant coatings for polymer moulding (A02)

• Subject Area: Synthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
• Term: from 2010 to 2022
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 138690629

The goal of A02 for the third phase is to connect the knowledge about boundary layer chemistry and polymer interface degradation generated within the first two phases, in order to achieve a complete model for the description of surface interactions at HPPMS coatings. The validation and model transfer will be carried out taking into consideration the manufacturing processes of polymers, in which both the deterioration due to adhesion and the electrochemical corrosion of the coating play a role, as well as the examination of polymerization processes in aqueous media.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 87: Pulsed High Power Plasmas for the Synthesis of Nanostructural Functional Layers
• Applicant Institution: Ruhr-Universität Bochum
• Project Head: Professor Dr.-Ing. Guido Grundmeier