@article {3562,
	title = {INVESTIGATIONS OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN MAGNESIUM AND POLYETHYLENETEREPHTHALATE BY X-RAY PHOTOELECTRON-SPECTROSCOPY},
	journal = {Applied Surface Science},
	volume = {84},
	number = {3},
	year = {1995},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: QK405Times Cited: 20Cited Reference Count: 15},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {245-252},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {The interfacial chemistry between in-situ thermally evaporated magnesium and a polyethyleneterephthalate (PET) film is studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The initially deposited Mg atoms adsorb on the PET surface, via an addition reaction to the C=O groups, with the simultaneous formation of Mg-O and Mg-C bonds. Further metallization shows condensation in the agglomeration mode, with metallic clusters formed by adsorption on to the initial Mg at the PET interface. With exposure of the Mg/PET film to air, the interface does not change although the outer metallic component oxidizes. Rinsing this air-oxidized Mg/PET film with water removes all the magnesium and leaves a modified PET surface compared with its initial state.},
	keywords = {aluminum, CHEMISTRY, PLASMA, POLYMER INTERFACES, XPS},
	isbn = {0169-4332},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://A1995QK40500003},
	author = {Wong, P. C. and Li, Y. S. and Mitchell, K. A. R.}
}
