Effects of cyclonic plasma deposited organosilicon nano‐coating on 316 stainless steel and its surface characterization

Cyclonic atmospheric pressure plasma is developed to synthesize the organosilicon nano-coating on 316 L stainless steel surface with hexamethyldisilazane (HMDSN) and HMDSN/N-2 monomers. The modified 316 L stainless steel surface characteristics of cyclonic plasma deposited organosilicon nano-coating were evaluated by the static contact angle measurement, FTIR, SEM, AFM, and XPS detections. The chemical analysis with FTIR and XPS depicts that cyclonic plasma deposited nano-coating obtains the relatively inorganic characteristics. The surface morphological determination with SEM and AFM refers cyclonic plasma deposited 316 L stainless steel surface roughness alteration with switching monomer inputs. This study shows the potential of chamber-less deposition to create the plasma deposited organosilicon nano-coating for 316 L stainless.