WETTABILITY, OPTICAL AND CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PLASMA-POLYMERIZED D-LIMONENE THIN FILMS

In this study, organic based polymer thin films were obtained on various substrates using D-Limonene essential oil, which is an organic compound by radio frequency (RF) plasma polymerization technique. The optical band gap and absorption spectra of thin films were investigated by Uv-VIS spectra and depending on the increased RF power, the optical band gap of the thin films was found to be 3.19, 3.25 and 3.31 eV, respectively. WCA analyzes were also performed to determine the wettability properties of thin films and all thin films had hydrophilic properties and these properties were significantly affected by increased RF power. Considering both the morphological and optical properties of plasma polymerized (pp) D-Limonene thin films, it is thought that these films may be an alternative to those already used in current electronic applications due to their organic compound-based nature