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Siloxane has been used for the protection of metal artefacts from corrosion in the form of transparent barrier coating films because of their good adhesion to the metal substrate. The effect of oxygen plasma pre-treatment on the adhesion properties of the siloxane thin film on the silver-copper alloy substrate was investigated. Radiofrequency plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (RF-PECVD) was used for the deposition process. Surface identification and characterization of the deposited films were carried out using Scanning Electron Microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray (SEM-EDX) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Surface topography and roughness were investigated by atomic force microscopy (AFM). The hydrophobic characteristic was measured by water contact angle measurement (WCA). The film thickness was evaluated using a spectroscopic ellipsometer (SE). Colorimetric measurement (CM) was used to evaluate changes in the appearance of the surface following the PECVD deposition of the SiO2 protective layer. The corrosion protection ability of siloxane films for metal substrates as a function of RF power and gas feed composition was examined by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) technique. It was found that the deposited film improved the protective efficiency for samples from 55.29% to 92.93%. Besides, after the oxygen plasma pretreatment step, the film showed better corrosion resistance of the tested samples.
Lecturer in the Restoration Department at Faculty of Archaeology of Cairo University. Demonstrator from 07-2011 to 6-2017. Assistant Lecturer from 3-2023. Lecturer from 4-2023 till now.
Head of the First Aid Laboratory, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC)
- I worked as a Restoration Specialist for the conservation of different sorts of monuments in Manial Palace between 2012 to 2019.- I Participated in inspection commissions, receipt and procurement of projects in the sector between 2013-2018.- I shared for the conservation of Parwon... Read More →