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Abstract:
The review highlights the state-of-the-art research regarding the
application of modem in situ spectroscopic, microscopic, and
electrochemical techniques to improve the understanding of the
interaction of organic molecules with metal surfaces. We also consider
the chemical and electrochemical processes that lead to a de-adhesion of
polymers from metal surfaces. Spectroscopic techniques such as
surface-enhanced infrared or Raman spectroscopy provide molecular
understanding of organic molecules and water at buried metal surfaces.
This information is complementary to adhesion studies by means of atomic
force microscopy and de-adhesion studies of polymer layers from metals
by means of a scanning Kelvin probe. Adhesion and de-adhesion mechanisms
are discussed, especially those involving humid and corrosive
environments, which are the predominant and most important for
metal/polymer composites in engineering applications.
