Chemically adsorbed film and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract: According to the invention, a fluorine-based or siloxane-based chemical adsorbed film containing a fluorocarbon compound can be formed on a given substrate surface in a laminated state and through chemical bonds (i.e., covalent bonds) with the substrate, it is possible to obtain a laminated film which has satisfactory adhesion to the substrate, is substantially pin-hole free and is very thin. Further, since the outermost layer may be substituted by fluorocarbon groups or hydroxyl groups, it is possible to obtain a film which has excellent water- and oil-repelling properties or hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties and can replace fluorine-based coating films, thus improving the performance of products requiring a coating having a water- and oil-repelling resistant property, weather-resistant property, wear-resistant property and so forth which are desirable in electric products, vehicles, industrial devices and so forth.

Description: The present invention relates to a chemically adsorbed laminated fluorocarbon-based film and to a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically, it concerns a chemically adsorbed laminated fluorocarbon-based film with the purpose of replacing conventional fluorocarbon-based coating films in which it is desirable to have water- and oil-repelling properties or hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties and which may be used for electronic products, vehicles, industrial devices and so forth. The present invention further relates to a chemically adsorbed siloxane-based film and to a method of manufacturing the same. More specifically, it concerns a highly hydrophilic or water-repelling, heat-resistant, siloxane-based monomolecular film or laminated monomolecular film , which is formed to have a thickness at the nanometer level for improving the durability of the surface of hydrophilic substrates. It further relates to a method of laminating a chemical monomolecular film onto a chemical monomolecular film, and also to materials for chemical adsorption. In the prior art, there are many methods of coating various silicone-based resins to improve the separating, water-repelling, electrically insulating, water-resistant, heat-resistant, humidity-resistant, weather-resistant, solvent-resistant and other properties concerning the durability of various substrates. However, the silicone resins have low transparency. Therefore, if they are to be coated while retaining the color tone or luster of the substrate, coating should be very thin. However, the silicone resins have low hardness and hence inferior scratch-resistant property. This means that reducing the coating film thickness leads to deterioration of the durability. Accordingly, it has been proposed to increase the hardness of the coating film by making use of cross linking reactions obtained by introducing epoxy groups or vinyl groups into the molecules of the silicone resins or increase the hardness of the coating film by incorporating such fillers as fine particles of silica, alumina, antimony, etc. In another aspect, in an extensively employed well-known method of manufacturing fluorocarbon-based coating films, the surface of a metal substrate such as aluminum, steel or stainless steel is roughened by means of wire brushes or chemical etching, then a primer is coated. A paint prepared by suspending fine particles of a fluorocarbon-based material such as ethylene polytetrafluoride in ethanol or the like, is coated. Then, the substrate is dried and baked at a temperature of about 400 °C for about one hour, thus fixing a fluorocarbon-based polymer on the substrate surface. With this method, the polymer coating can be readily obtained. However, since the polymer is bonded to the substrate merely by an anchor effect, its adhesion to the substrate is limited. In addition, the coating film surface is flattened because of the baking at a high temperature of 400 °C. Therefore, a satisfactory water- and oil-repelling surface can not be obtained. Therefore, this method is insufficient for devices which desirable have water- and oil-repelling coating films, such as electric products, vehicles and industrial devices. Further, there are methods of plasma treatment for rendering the surface of fluorocarbon-based coating films hydrophilic. However, none of them permits satisfactory characteristics to be obtained. US-A-4824766 discloses a method for forming a film of straight chain hydrocarbons on a substrate, said straight chain hydrocarbons having e.g., a terminal chlorosilyl group at one end of the chain for bonding to the substrate, and e.g., a terminal vinyl group at the other end of the chain. By subsequently treating the vinyl group with THF/diborane and then with NaOH/H 2 O 2 , hydroxyl groups are added to the vinyl groups. By repeating the above procedure, a laminated film can be obtained. EP-A-0282188 discloses a process for producing a recording medium, said process comprising the step of forming a single molecular fluorocarbon chain-containing film (protective layer) on a recording layer. EP-A-0474228 discloses a fluorine-containing film provided on a substrate, said film being formed by using a silane compound having a terminal perfluoroalkyl group. Alternatively, a silane compound having an unsaturated bond may be reacted with the substrate. Subsequently, an OH group is added to said unsaturated bond and a second silane compound is reacted with said hydroxyl group. In this way a laminated film can be obtained. EP-A-0484746 discloses a similar technique for forming a laminated film on a substrate surface. The first layer directly bonded to the substrate surface is an inorganic layer of interconnected -SiO- groups. It is an object of the invention to provide a method of manufacturing thin films, which have satisfactory adhesion to the substrate, are substantially free from pin holes and have excellent water-and oil-repelling properties or hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties. These films can replace fluorine-based coating films, thus permitting improvement of the performance of devices requiring a coating having the water- and oil-repelling, hydrophilic and oil-repelling, heat-resistant, weather-resistant or wear-resistant properties. These properties are desirable in electric products, vehicles and industrial devices. A further object of the invention is to provide a silicone-based coating film, which can be thinly formed while retaining the color tone or luster of the substrate and has a superior scratch-resistant property. According to a first aspect of the invention we provide a chemically adsorbed laminated film comprising fluorocarbon chains formed on a substrate surface by a covalent -Si- bond and a chemically adsorbed monomolecular laminated film formed on said fluorocarbon chain film by a -Si- bond. It is preferable in this invention that the chemically adsorbed chains contain fluorine groups at an outermost end layer. It is preferable in this invention that the covalent bond is a -SiO- bond. It is preferable in this invention that the surface of the outermost monomolecular layer has hydroxyl groups, the laminated chemically adsorbed film having hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties. It is preferable in this invention that the surface of the outermost monomolecular layer has fluorocarbon groups, the laminated chemically adsorbed film having water- and oil-repelling properties. It is preferable in this invention that the substrate is made of the member of a group consisting of metals, ceramics, glass and plastics. According to a second aspect of the invention we provide a chemically adsorbed film comprising a siloxane-based molecular chain formed on a substrate surface by a covalent -Si- bond and a chemically adsorbed film layer formed on said molecule chain oriented substantially vertically to said substrate surface. It is preferable in this invention that the chemically adsorbed film layer is a single monomolecular film or monomolecular laminated film. It is preferable in this invention that the surface of the outermost molecular layer has hydrophilic groups. According to a third aspect of the invention we provide a method of manufacturing a laminated film by a chemical adsorption process comprising the steps of: (A) contacting a substrate surface with a non-aqueous solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a fluorocarbon chain and end chlorosilyl groups, said substrate surface having active hydrogen groups; (B) removing unreacted chemical adsorption material remaining on the substrate by washing the substrate with a non-aqueous organic solution to form an adsorbed monomolecular precursor film; (C) reacting unreacted chlorosilyl groups on the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film with water after the removal step; (D) drying the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film to form an inner layer; (E) contacting said inner layer surface with a non-aqueous solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a fluorocarbon chain and at least one chlorosilyl group, said substrate surface having active hydrogen groups; and (F) repeating steps (B) to (D) to form an outer layer. It is preferable in this invention that the chemical adsorption material for forming the inner layer is represented by the formula X p Cl 3-p Si-R 1 -(CF 2 ) n -R 2 -SiX q Cl 3-q (where n represents an integer, R 1 and R 2 represent an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or alkoxy group, and p and q represent 1 or 2). It is preferable in this invention that the chemical adsorption material forming the outer layer is represented by the formula R 3 -R 4 -(CF 2 ) n -R 5 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 3 represents an unsaturated group or a dimethylsilyl group, R 4 and R 5 represent an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a H, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and p represents 1 or 2). It is preferable in this invention that the chemical adsorption material forming the outer layer is represented by the formula HSi(CH 3 ) 2 -(CF 2 ) n -R 6 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 6 represents an alkylene group or a substitute group containing a Si or oxygen atom or an chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a H, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkoxy group and p represents 1 or 2, and the HSi(CH 3 ) 2 -group is converted to the HO- group). It is preferable in this invention that the chemical adsorption material forming the outer layer is represented by the formula CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) n -R 7 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 7 represents an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a H, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and p represents 0 or 1 or 2, and the chlorosilyl group is converted to an active functional group through energy beam irradiation in a reactive gas atmosphere). It is preferable in this invention that the active hydrogen groups on the surface are at least a member of the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an imino group and a carboxyl group, and said substrate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, ceramics, plastics and glass. It is preferable in this invention that the substrate has hydroxyl groups on the surface and is a plastic substrate with the surface thereof rendered hydrophilic by treating in an oxygen-containing plasma or corona atmosphere. According to a fourth aspect of the invention we provide a method of manufacturing a chemically adsorbed monomolecular film by a chemical adsorption process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a substrate surface with a non-aqueous solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a straight chain siloxane molecule and at least one chlorosilyl group, said substrate surface having active hydrogen groups; (b) removing unreacted chemical adsorption material remaining on the substrate by washing the substrate with a non-aqueous organic solution to form an adsorbed monomolecular precursor film; (c) reacting unreacted chlorosilyl groups on the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film with water after the removal step; and (d) drying the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film to form a monomolecular film, with the proviso that the chemical adsorption material is not Cl(SiCl 2 O) n SiCl 3 with n being an integer. It is preferable in this invention that the chemical adsorption material forming the monomolecular film is represented by the formula (where n represents an integer, Z represent an alkyl, an alkene, an alkyne, an aryl, cycloalkyl, or those denaturation group, Q 1 , and Q 2 represents an alkyl group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom). It is preferable in this invention that the chemical adsorption material forming the monomolecular inner layer film is represented by the formula Cl 3-p SiX p O(A) r SiX p Cl 3-p , or (where n represents an integer, Q 1 , and Q 2 represents an alkyl group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom, A represents a functional group containing SiO, X represents a substituted group for a H, halogen atom, an alkyl or an alkoxy group, and p represents 1 or 2, and r represents an integer), and the laminated film is formed on said inner layer film. According to the invention, a siloxane-based or fluorine-based monomolecular laminated film containing at least fluorine can be formed on a given substrate surface in a laminated state and through chemical bonds (or covalent bonds) with the substrate, it is possible to obtain a laminated film, which has satisfactory adhesion to the substrate, is substantially pin-hole free and is very thin. In addition, since the outermost layer may be substituted by fluorocarbon groups or hydroxyl groups, it is possible to obtain a film, which has excellent water- and oil-repelling properties or hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties and can replace fluorine-based coating films, thus permitting improvement of the performance of products requiring a coating having water- and oil-repelling properties, hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties, heat-resistant property, weather-resistant property, wear-resistant property and so forth which are desirable in electric products, vehicles, industrial devices and so forth. Further, the method of manufacture according to the invention forms the laminated film efficiently, effectively and uniformly. Figures 1 (a)-(c) show a method of manufacturing a hydrophilic and oil-repelling laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film based on carbon fluoride with the surface thereof covered by hydrophilic groups as in example 1 of the invention. Figure 2 shows a method of manufacturing a water- and oil-repelling laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film based on carbon fluoride with the surface thereof covered by carbon fluoride groups as in example 2 of the invention. Figures 3 (a)-(d) show a method of manufacturing a hydrophilic oil-repelling laminated chemically adsorbed film based on carbon fluoride with the surface thereof covered by hydrophilic groups as in example 3 of the invention. Figure 4 shows a method of manufacturing a water- and oil-repelling laminated chemically adsorbed film based on carbon fluoride with the surface thereof covered by carbon fluoride groups as in example 4 of the invention. Figures 5 (a)-(d) show a method of manufacturing a water- and oil-repelling laminated chemically adsorbed film based on carbon fluoride with the surface thereof covered by carbon fluoride groups as in example 5 of the invention. Figures 6 (a)-(b) show a method of manufacturing a siloxane-based chemically adsorbed monomolecular film as in example 7 of the invention. Figures 7 (a)-(c) show a method of manufacturing a hydrophilic siloxane-based laminated chemically adsorbed film as in example 8 of the invention. Figure 8 shows a method of manufacturing a siloxane-based laminated chemically adsorbed film as in example 9 of the invention. The laminated monomolecular film based on fluorocarbon according to the invention may be obtained by using almost any straight chain chlorosilane-based surface active material, the molecule of which has chlorosilyl groups (i.e., SiCl n X 3-n groups, where X represents a functional group) at opposite ends and a fluorocarbon chain in the remainder. It is particularly convenient to use, as the chemical adsorption material based on carbon fluoride containing a plurality of chlorosilyl groups at the molecular ends, X p Cl 3-p Si-R 1 -(CF 2 ) n -R 2 -SiX q Cl 3-q (where n represents an integer, R 1 and R 2 represent an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a silicon or an oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and p and q represent 1 or 2), or CF 3 -(CF 2 ) n -Z-SiX q Cl 3-q (where n is an integer, Z represents an alkylene group or a substitute group containing a Si or an oxygen atom or a chemical bond, and q represents 0, 1 or 2). For laminating other chemically adsorbed monomolecular layers based on fluorocarbon according to the invention, it is possible to use almost any straight chain chemical adsorption material based on chlorosilane, the molecule of which has a chlorosilyl (SiCl n X 3-n , n representing an integer ranging from 1 to 3, X representing a substituent) group at one end, an unsaturated group at the other end and a carbon fluoride chain in the remainder. Particularly conveniently, as the surface active material based on carbon fluoride may be used R 3 -R 4 -(CF 2 ) n -R 5 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 3 represents an unsaturated group or a dimethylsilyl group, R 4 and R 5 represent an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a silicon or an oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and p represents 1 or 2). As a reagent, for example, the following compounds may be used; Cl 3 Si(CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 7 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 , HSi(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 , and CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 . According to the invention, a monomolecular film or a laminated monomolecular film based on siloxane having a thickness at the nanometer level may be formed as a layer chemically bonded to the substrate surface. It is thus possible to obtain a coating film, which will not spoil the color tone or luster instrinsic to the substrate and has an enhanced scratch-resistant property. This means that it is possible to improve the separating property, water-repelling property, electrically insulating property, water-proof property, heat-resistant property, weather-resistant property and other durability properties of the substrate. Further, it is possible to make the surface of the film water-repelling or hydrophilic. The siloxane-based monomolecular film having a thickness at the nanometer level may be obtained by a method, which comprises a step of dipping and holding a thoroughly washed hydrophilic substrate in a non-aqueous organic solution containing a straight chain chlorosilane-based surface active material with the molecule thereof having a chlorosilyl (SiCl n X 3-n , n represents an integer ranging from 1 to 3, X represens a substituent) group at one end, for example, V-(SiW 2 O) n -SiCl 3 (where V and W represent a functional group, and n represents an integer) for causing a reaction between molecules of the siloxane-based chemical adsorption material (same to surface active material) and hydroxyl groups present on the substrate surface to thereby chemically adsorb the surface active material and a subsequent step of washing excess siloxane-based surface active material away from the substrate by using a non-aqueous organic solution and then reacting with water. A hydrophilic siloxane-based monomolecular film, which is covered with hydrophilic hydroxyl groups, may be obtained by a method, which comprises a step of dipping a thoroughly washed hydrophilic substrate in a non-aqueous organic solution containing a straight chain chlorosilane-based surface active material having chlorosilyl groups at the molecule ends, for example (where Q 1 , Q 2 represent a functional group, and n represents an integer), thereby chemically adsorbing the siloxane-based surface active material to the substrate surface, and a subsequent step of washing excess siloxane-based surface active material away from the substrate by using a non-aqueous organic solution and then reacting with water. Subsequent to this process, a siloxane-based monomolecular two-layer film having a water-repelling surface, may be obtained by a method, which comprises a step of dipping the substrate in a non-aqueous organic solution containing a straight chain chlorosilane-based surface active material, the molecule of which has a chlorosilyl group at one end, for example, Cl 3 SiO-(SiQ 2 O) n -SiCl 3 (where Q represents an alkyl group, and n represents an integer), for causing a reaction between molecules of the siloxane-based surface active material and hydroxyl groups present on the substrate surface and a subsequent step of washing excess siloxane-based surface active material away from the substrate by using a non-aqueous organic solution and then reacting with water. Meanwhile, a siloxane-based monomolecular two-layer film, which is covered with hydrophilic hydroxyl groups, may be obtained by using a straight chain chlorosilane-based surface active material, the molecule of which has a chlorosilyl group at one end, for instance Cl 3-p SiX p O-(A) n -SiX p Cl 3-p (where A represents an alkylene group, n represents an integer, and p represents 1 or 2, in lieu of the straight chain chlorosilane-based surface active material, the molecule of which has a chlorosilyl group at one end. In carrying out our invention in one preferred mode, the monomolecular film is formed by utilizing the reaction between an active hydrogen group such as a hydroxyl group (-OH), an amino group (-NH 2 ), an imino group (=NH), a carboxyl group (-COOH) on the substrate surface, and a functional group, such as a chlorosilyl group, at one end of the molecule to be adsorbed. The rate of formation of the adsorbed film and the saturated adsorption of the film are greately affected by the concentration of the adsorbed material, the temperature, the speed of reaction between the substrate surface and the adsorption molecules, the shape of the adsorption molecules, the number of hydroxyl groups on the substrate surface, the state of the substrate surface and so forth. Since the chemically adsorbed film according to the invention utilizes molecules having functional groups capable of reacting with active hydrogen groups, the atmosphere of the adsorption film formation step is as low in relative humidity as possible. Desirably, the humidity is at a perfectly dry state. The substrate used in the invention is by no means limited so long as its surface contains active hydrogen groups such as -OH, -COOH, -NH 2 or =NH groups. Examples of the substrate material are various kinds of glass such as quartz glass, fluoride glass and metal glass, metals such as aluminum, iron, stainless steel, titanium, semiconductors such as silicon and germanium, and plastics such as polypropylene, polystyrene, polyethylene and acryl resin. Substrates with less surface hydrophilic groups, for instance plastic substrates, may be made suitable for use in the invention by increasing the hydrophilic groups through ordinary chemical treatment means such as ozone oxidation or electron beam irradiation. Polyimide resins and polyurethane resins have surface imino groups (=NH) and therefore do not require any pre-treatment. According to the invention, any organic solvent may be used so long as it is a non-aqueous organic solvent, does not attack the substrate and permits sufficient dissolution of the chemical adsorbing material, since the chemical adsorbing material reacts with hydrous molecules. Examples of the organic solvent are long chain alkyl-based solvents, aromatic hydrocarbon-based solvents, aliphatic hydrocarbon-based solvents and halogen-containing solvents. Example 1 As shown in Figure 1(a), a hydrophilic glass substrate 11 was prepared. If plastic or like water-repelling substrates are to be dealt with instead of metal, ceramic, glass and other substrate with the surface thereof oxidized, their surface may be oxidized to be hydrophilic by treating them with dichromic acid. After a thorough drying, the substrate was dipped and held for about two hours in a solution of 80 wt. % hexadecane (or toluene or xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % of chloroform, the solution containing a chemical adsorption material having two trichlorosilyl groups at molecule ends, for example, Cl 3 Si(CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 to a concentration of about 2 wt. %. Since the surface of the glass substrate 11 contained many hydroxyl groups 12, a hydrochloric acid elimination reaction (dehydrochlorination reaction) was thus brought about between -SiCl groups at either end of the molecules of the chemical adsorption material, producing bonds represented by the formula [1]; over the entire substrate surface. Subsequently, the substrate was washed well using an organic solvent (i.e., chloroform) to remove excess chemical adsorption material remaining on its surface, and then washed with water and dried. As a result, a siloxane-based monomolecular layer 13 represented by the formula [2]; was formed such that it was secured by chemical bonds (or covalent bonds) to the substrate surface. The chemical bond is via a siloxane bond. The formation of the chemically adsorbed monomolecular film was measured by FTIR spectrometry and the thickness was about 1.5 nanometers (nm), as shown in Figure 1(b). It was firmly bonded such that it did not separate. By subsequently carrying out the steps from the chemical adsorption step to the water washing and drying step, a bi-layer (di-molecular) 14 as shown in Figure 1(c) was obtained. The formation of the chemically adsorbed monomolecular film was measured by FTIR spectrometry and the thickness was about 3.0 nanometers (nm). It was firmly bonded such that it did not separate. Likewise, by repeating the steps from the chemical adsorption step to the water washing and drying step for a required number of layers, a laminated monmolecular chemically adsorbed film based on fluorocarbon was obtained, the surface of which was covered by hydroxyl groups, and which was hydrophilic and oil-repelling and had a very high adhesion. Example 2 After forming the bi-layer laminated monomolecular film in Example 1, the substrate with the laminated film was dipped and held for about two hours in a solution of 80 wt. % of hexadecane (or toluene or xylene or bicylcohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % of chloroform, the solution containing a chemical adsorption material, the molecule of which had a trichlorosilyl group at one end and had the other end substituted by carbon trifluoride, for example CF 3 (CF 2 ) 7 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 to a concentration of 2 wt. %. Since the surface of the laminated film contained many hydroxyl groups 22, a dehydrochlorination reaction was brought about between the -SiCl groups of the chemical adsorption material and the hydroxyl groups of the laminated film, thus producing bonds represented by the formula [3] over the entire substrate surface. The substrate was then washed well with an organic solvent (i.e., chloroform) to remove non-reacted chemical adsorption material remaining on its surface, and then washed with water. As a result, a monomolecular layer 22 represented by the formula [4] was formed. Thus, a laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film 22 based on fluorocarbon was obtained, the surface of which was covered by fluorocarbon groups, and which was excellent water- and oil-repelling and had a very high adhesion, as shown in Figure 2. While in the above Examples 1 and 2, Cl 3 Si(CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 and CF 3 (CF 2 ) 7 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 were used, other compounds may be used as well. Examples of such compounds are Cl 3 Si(CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 8 (CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 9 (CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 5 (CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , CF 3 CH 2 O(CH 2 ) 15 SiCl 3 , CF 3 (CH 2 ) 2 Si(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 15 SiCl 3 , CF 3 (CF 2 ) 2 Si(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 9 SiCl 3 , and CF 3 COO(CH 2 ) 15 SiCl 3 . Example 3 As shown in Figure 3(a), a hydrophilic ceramic substrate 31 was prepared. After thoroughly drying, the substrate was dipped and held for about two hours in a solution of 80 wt. % hexadecane (or toluene or xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % chloroform, the solution containing a chemical adsorption material, the molecule of which had a trichlorosilyl group at one end and had a vinyl group at the other end, for example; CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) 6 -(CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 Since the surface of the ceramic substrate contained many hydroxyl groups 32, a dehydrochlorination reaction was brought about between the -SiCl groups of the chemical adsorption material and the hydroxyl groups of the substrate surface. A monomolecular layer 33 represented by the formula [5]; was formed over the entire substrate surface. The substrate was then washed with freon 113 to remove the unreacted material remaining on the surface, followed by/home/epo/92106460/75/0028 -SiCl group was changed to a -SiOH group as in formula [6]. Each silanol group (-SiOH) was then dehydrated and crosslinked to form a siloxane bond (-SiO-) after drying as in formula [7]. Drying temperature may be room temperature or above. An adsorbed monomolecular film was obtained on the surface of the substrate as shown Figure 3(b). The adsorbed monomolecular film has a fluorocarbon group 33 and is chemically bonded (i.e., covalently bonded) to the substrate. The chemical bond is via a siloxane bond. The formation of chemically adsorbed monomolecular film was measured by FTIR spectrometry and the thickness was about 1.5 nanometers (nm). It was firmly bonded such that it did not separate. Figure 3(b). The substrate was irradiated with an energy beam such as electron beam, ion beam, gamma ray or ultraviolet ray in a reactive gas atmosphere (for example irradiation with about 5 Mrads of electron beam in air). As a result, a monomolecular layer 34 represented by formulas [8] to [10]; was formed such that it was chemically bonded to the surface, as shown in Figure 3(c). By carrying out the steps from the chemical adsoprtion step using CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) 6 -(CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 to the water washing step, a bi-layer film 35 containing fluorocarbon groups as shown in Figure 3(d) was obtained. Likewise, by repeating the steps from the chemical adsorption step to the energy beam irradiation step for a desired number of layers, a laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film was obtained, the surface of which was covered with hydroxyl groups and imino groups, and which was hydrophilic and oil-repelling and had a very high adhesion. Example 4 After forming the single-layer monomolecular film in Example 3, the substrate with the laminated film was dipped and held for two hours in a solution of 80 wt. % of hexadecane (or toluene or xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % of chloroform, the solution containing a chemical adsorption material with the molecule thereof having a trichlorosilyl group at one end and having the other end substituted by carbon trifluoride, for example, CF 3 -(CF 2 ) 7 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 to a concentration of about 2 wt. %. Since the surface of the laminated film contained many hydroxyl and imino groups, a dehydrochlorination reaction was thus brought about between the -SiCl groups of the chemical adsorption material and the hydroxyl groups of the laminated film. Bonds represented by the formula [11]; were thus produced over the entire substrate 41 surface. Subsequently, the substrate was washed well with an organic solvent (i.e., chloroform) to remove non-reacted chemical adsorption material remaining on its surface. A laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film 42 based on carbon fluoride was obtained by the formula [12]; which had its surface covered with carbon fluoride groups, was excellent water- and oil-repelling and had a very high adhesion, as shown in Figure 4. By using Cl 3 Si(CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 in the last chemical adsorption step of this example, a laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film based on fluorocarbon, the surface of which is hydrophilic, was obtained. Further, while in the above Examples 3 and 4, there were used CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) 6 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 and CF 3 -(CF 2 ) 7 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , other compounds may be utilized as well, for example CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) 8 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , CF 3 -(CF 2 ) 9 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , CF 3 -(CF 2 ) 5 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 , CF 3 CH 2 O(CH 2 ) 15 SiCl 3 , CF 3 (CH 2 ) 2 Si(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 15 SiCl 3 , and CF 3 COO(CH 2 ) 15 SiCl 3 . Example 5 As shown in Figure 5(a), a hydrophilic aluminium substrate 51 was prepared. After drying well, the substrate was dipped and held in a solution of 80 wt. % of hexadecane (or toluene or xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % of chloroform containing a chemical adsorption material with the molecule thereof having a trichlorosilyl group at one end and having a dimethylsilyl (HSi(CH 3 ) 2 -) group at the other end, for example, HSi(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 to a concentration of about 2 wt. %. Since the surface of the hydrophilic substrate contained many hydroxyl groups 52, a dehydrochlorination reaction was brought about between the -SiCl groups of the chemical adsorption material and the hydroxyl groups of the substrate surface. A monomolecular layer 53 as represented by formula [13]; was formed over the entire substrate surface. The substrate was then washed well with an organic solvent (i.e., chloroform) to remove non-reacted chemical adsorption material remaining on its surface. A laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film 53 based on carbon fluoride was obtained, see formula [14]; which had its surface covered by hydrocarbon groups, was water-repelling and had a very high adhesion, as shown in Figure 5(b). The substrate was then treated for about 10 hours with a H 2 O 2 solution containing KF, KHCO 3 , MeOH and T HF. A monomolecular layer 54 represented by the formula [15]; was thus formed such that it was chemically bonded to the surface, as shown in Figure 5(c). By subsequently carrying out the steps from the chemical adsorption step using HSi(CH 3 ) 2 (CH 3 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 to the H 2 O 2 treatment step, a laminated molecular film 55 containing carbon fluoride groups shown in Figure 5(d) was obtained. Likewise, by repeating the steps from the chemical adsorption step to the H 2 O 2 treatment step for a desired number of layers, a laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film based on carbon fluoride could be obtained, which had its surface covered with hydroxyl groups, was hydrophilic and oil-repelling and had a very high adhesion. By using CF 3 -(CF 2 ) 7 -(CH 2 ) 2 -SiCl 3 in the last chemical adsorption step in the above example, a laminated chemically adsorbed monomolecular film based on carbon fluoride, the surface of which is excellent water- and oil-repelling, can be obtained. Example 6 A polycarbonate substrate having a thickness of 1.2 mm and a diameter of 60 mm was fixed to another polycarbonate substrate, using a UV-setting adhesive. The substrate thus obtained was oxygen plasma treated in a UV dry stripper ("UV-1" manufactured by Samco International) at an oxygen flow rate of 1 l/min. for 10 minutes to oxidize the surface. The substrate was dipped and held in a freon 113 solution containing 10 -2 mol/l of Cl 3 Si(CH 2 ) 2 (CF 2 ) 6 (CH 2 ) 2 SiCl 3 as the chlorosilane-based chemical adsorption material containing a fluorocarbon group. This step was carried out in a nitrogen atmosphere at room temperature. Since the surface of the substrate contained hydroxyl groups, a dehydrochlorination reaction between the chlorosilyl groups of the chlorosilane-based chemical adsorption material and the hydroxyl groups formed covalent bonds on the surface. This reaction is represented in above formula [1]. The substrate was then washed with freon 113 to remove the unreacted material remaining on the surface, followed by washing with water or exposing to air containing moisture. The -SiCl group was changed to a -SiOH group. Each silanol group (-SiOH) was then dehydrated and crosslinked to form a siloxane bond (-SiO-) after drying as in above formula [2]. Drying temperature may be room temperature or above. An adsorbed monomolecular film was obtained on the surface of the substrate. The adsorbed monomolecular film has a fluorocarbon group and is chemically bonded (i.e., covalently bonded) to the substrate. The chemical bond is via a siloxane bond. The formation of the chemically adsorbed monomolecular film was measured by FTIR spectrometry and the thickness was about 1.5 nanometers (nm). It was firmly bonded such that it did not separate. By subsequently carrying out the steps from the chemical adsorption step to the water washing and drying step, a bi-layer was obtained. The formation of the chemically adsorbed monomolecular film was measured by FTIR spectrometry and the thickness was about 3.0 nanometers (nm). It was firmly bonded such that it did not separate. Likewise, by repeating the steps from the chemical adsorption step to the water washing and drying step for a required number of layers, a laminated monmolecular chemically adsorbed film based on fluorocarbon was obtained, the surface of which was covered by hydroxyl groups, and which was hydrophilic and oil-repelling and had a very high adhesion. Example 7 As shown in Figure 6(a), a hydrophilic glass substrate 61 was prepared. If plastic or like oil-repelling substrates are dealt with instead of metal, ceramic, glass or other substrates with the surface thereof oxidized, their surface may be oxidized to be hydrophilic by treating them with dichromic acid. After thoroughly drying, the substrate was dipped and held in a solution of 80 wt. % of cyclohexane (or n-hexadecane, toluene, xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % of chloroform, the solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a single chlorosilyl group at a molecular end, for example, (CH 3 ) 3 SiO-(Si(CH 3 ) 2 O) 6 -SiCl 3 at a concentration of 4 wt. %. Since the surface of the hydrophilic substrate contains many hydroxyl groups 62, a dehydrochlorination reaction was brought about between the -SiCl groups at either end of the chemical adsorption material and the hydroxyl groups of the substrate. Bonds represented by the formula [20]; were thus produced over the entire substrate surface. The substrate was then washed well with an organic solvent to remove non-reacted chemical adsorption material remaining on the substrate surface, and then washed with water. Thus, a siloxane-based monomolecular layer 63 was formed such that it was chemically bonded to the surface, as shown in Figure 6(b), represented by the formula [21]; The layer was formed over the entire substrate surface, and was formed such that it was chemically bonded to the substrate surface and had a thickness of about 2.5 nanometers (nm). Example 8 As shown in Figure 7(a), a hydrophilic ceramic substrate 71 was prepared. If plastic or like water-repelling substrates are to be dealt with instead of metal, ceramic, glass and other substrates with the surface thereof oxidized, their surface may be oxidized to be hydrophilic by treating them with dichromic acid. Then, after thoroughly drying, the substrate was dipped and held in a solution of 80 wt. % of cyclohexane (or n-hexadecanetoluene or xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 8 wt. % of chloroform, the solution containing a chemical adsorption material with the molecule thereof having two chlorosilyl groups at molecule ends, for example Cl 3 SiO-(Si(CH 3 ) 2 O) 6 -SiCl 3 to a concentration of about 4 wt. %. Since the surface of the hydrophilic substrate contained many hydroxyl groups 72, a dehydrochlorination reaction was brought about between -SiCl groups at either end of the chemical adsorption material and hydroxyl groups of the substrate surface. A monomolecular layer 73 represented by the formula [22]; was thus formed over the entire substrate surface, as shown in Figure 7(b). The substrate was then washed well with an organic solvent (i.e., chloroform) to remove non-reacted chemical adsorption material remaining on the substrate surface and then washed with water. Thus, a hydrophilic siloxane-based monomolecular layer 74 represented by the formula [23]; was formed such that it was chemically coupled to the surface and had a thickness of about 2.5 nm, as shown in Figure 7(c). Example 9 Subsequent to Example 8, the substrate 81 was dried well and then dipped and held for about two hours in a solution containing 4 wt. % of (CH 3 ) 3 SiO-(Si(CH 3 ) 2 O) 6 -SiCl 3 , 80 wt. % cyclohexane (or n-hexadecanetoluene or xylene or bicyclohexyl), 12 wt. % of carbon tetrachloride and 7 wt. % of chloroform. Since the surface of the monomolecular film 82 contained many hydroxyl groups, a dehydrochlorination reaction was brought about between -SiCl groups at either end of molecules of the material having a plurality of chlorosilyl (-SiCl) groups at molecule ends and hydroxyl groups of the monomolecular film. A monomolecular layer 83 represented by the formula [24]; was thus formed in a laminated state on the monomolecular film obtained in Example 8. The substrate was then well washed with an organic solvent to remove excess surface active material remaining on the substrate surface and then washed with water. A siloxane-based monomolecular layer 85 was thus formed such that it was chemically bonded to the surface and had a thickness about 5.0 nm, as shown in Figure 8. When a multi-layer film is desired, the process of Examples 7 to 9 may be repeated for a desired number of layers, and then Examples 7 to 9 may be carried out. By so doing, a siloxane-based lamination monomolecular film having a water-repelling surface can be obtained. Further, by carrying out Examples 7 to 9 for the last layer, a lamination monomolecular film having a hydrophilic surface can be obtained. As has been shown, the invention is greatly beneficial to the industry.

Claims: A chemically adsorbed laminated film comprising fluorocarbon chains formed on a substrate surface by a covalent -Si- bond and a chemically adsorbed monomolecular laminated film formed on said fluorocarbon chain film by a -Si- bond. The chemically adsorbed laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the chains contain fluorine groups at an outermost end layer. The chemically adsorbed laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the covalent bond is a -SiO- bond. The chemically adsorbed lamination film according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the outermost monomolecular layer has hydroxyl groups, said laminated chemically adsorbed film having hydrophilic and oil-repelling properties. The chemically adsorbed laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the outermost monomolecular layer has fluorocarbon groups, said laminated chemically adsorbed film having water- and oil-repelling properties. The chemically adsorbed laminated film according to claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of a member of the group consisting of metals, ceramics, glass and plastics. A chemically adsorbed film comprising a siloxane-based molecular chain formed on a substrate surface by a covalent -Si- bond and a chemically adsorbed film layer formed on said molecule chain oriented substantially vertically to said substrate surface. The chemically adsorbed film according to claim 7, wherein the chemically adsorbed film layer is a single monomolecular film or monomolecular laminated film. The chemically adsorbed film according to claim 7, wherein the surface of the outermost molecular layer has hydrophilic groupes. A method of manufacturing a laminated film by a chemical adsorption process comprising the steps of: (A) contacting a substrate surface with a non-aqueous solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a fluorocarbon chain and end chlorosilyl groups, said substrate surface having active hydrogen groups; (B) removing unreacted chemical adsorption material remaining on the substrate by washing the substrate with a non-aqueous organic solution to form an adsorbed monomolecular precursor film; (C) reacting unreacted chlorosilyl groups on the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film with water after the removal step; (D) drying the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film to form an inner layer; (E) contacting said inner layer surface with a non-aqueous solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a fluorocarbon chain and at least one chlorosilyl group, said substrate surface having active hydrogen groups; and (F) repeating steps (B) to (D) to form an outer layer. The method of manufacturing a laminated film according to claim 10, wherein said chemical adsorption material for forming said inner layer is represented by the formula X p Cl 3-p Si-R 1 -(CF 2 ) n -R 2 -SiX q Cl 3-q (where n represents an integer, R 1 and R 2 represent an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a hydrogen atom, an alkyl or alkoxy group, and p and q represent 1 or 2). The method of manufacturing a laminated film according to claim 10, wherein said chemical adsorption material forming said outer layer is represented by the formula R 3 -R 4 -(CF 2 ) n -R 5 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 3 represents an unsaturated group or a dimethylsilyl group, R 4 and R 5 represent an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a H, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and p represents 1 or 2). The method of manufacturing a laminated film according to claim 10, wherein said chemical adsorption material forming said outer layer is represented by the formula HSi(CH 3 ) 2 -(CF 2 ) n -R 6 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 6 represents an alkylene group or a substitute group containing a Si or oxygen atom or an chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a H, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, or an alkoxy group and p represents 1 or 2, and the HSi(CH 3 ) 2 -group is converted to the HO- group). The method of manufacturing a laminated film according to claim 10, wherein said chemical adsorption material forming said outer layer is represented by the formula CH 2 =CH-(CF 2 ) n -R 7 -SiX p Cl 3-p (where n represents an integer, R 7 represents an alkylene group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom or a chemical bond, X represents a substituted group for a H, a halogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkoxy group, and p represents 0 or 1 or 2, and the chlorosilyl group is converted to an active functional group through energy beam irradiation in a reactive gas atmosphere). The method of manufacturing a laminated film according to claim 10, wherein said active hydrogen groups on the surface are at least a member of the group consisting of a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an imino group and a carboxyl group, and said substrate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of metals, ceramics, plastics and glass. The method of manufacturing a laminated film according to claim 15, wherein said substrate has hydroxyl groups on the surface and is a plastic substrate with the surface thereof rendered hydrophilic by treating in an oxygen-containing plasma or corona atmosphere. A method of manufacturing a chemical adsorbed monomolecular film by a chemical adsorption process comprising the steps of: (a) contacting a substrate surface with a non-aqueous solution containing a chemical adsorption material having a straight chain siloxane molecule and at least one chlorosilyl group, said substrate surface having active hydrogen groups; (b) removing unreacted chemical adsorption material remaining on the substrate by washing the substrate with a non-aqueous organic solution to form an adsorbed monomolecular precursor film; (c) reacting unreacted chlorosilyl groups on the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film with water after the removal step; and (d) drying the adsorbed monomolecular precursor film to form a monomolecular film, with the proviso that the chemical adsorption material is not Cl(SiCl 2 O) n SiCl 3 with n being an integer. The method of manufacturing a chemical adsorbed monomolecular film according to claim 17, wherein said chemical adsorption material forming the monomolecular film is represented by the formula (where n represents an integer, Z represent an alkyl, an alkene, an alkyne, an aryl, cycloalkyl, or those denaturation group, Q 1 , and Q 2 represents an alkyl group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom). The method of manufacturing a chemical adsorbed monomolecular film according to claim 17, wherein said chemical adsorption material forming the monomolecular inner layer film is represented by the formula Cl 3-p SiX p O(A) r SiX p Cl 3-p , or (where n represents an integer, Q 1 , and Q 2 represents an alkyl group or a substituted group containing a Si or oxygen atom, A represents a functional group containing SiO, X represents a substituted group for a H, halogen atom, an alkyl or an alkoxy group, and p represents 1 or 2, and r represents an integer), and the laminated film is formed on said inner layer film.

Inventors: MINO NORIHISA, OGAWA KATZUFUMI, SOGA MAMORU, MINO, NORIHISA, OGAWA, KATZUFUMI, SOGA, MAMORU
Applicants: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC IND CO LTD, MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Application year: 1992
Main classification: B05D1
IPC codes: B05D1, C09D4