Substrate influence on the initial growth phase of plasma-deposited polymer films

Krasimir Vasilev; Andrew Michelmore; Hans J. Griesser; Robert D. Short

doi:10.1039/B904367E

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Substrate influence on the initial growth phase of plasma-deposited polymer films†

Krasimir Vasilev,*^a Andrew Michelmore,^a Hans J. Griesser^b and Robert D. Short^a

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^b University of South Australia, Ian Wark Research Institute, Mawson Lakes, Mawson Lakes Campus, Mawson Lakes Boulevard, Mawson Lakes, Australia

Abstract

In this communication we demonstrate that in the initial stages of deposition of ultrathin plasma polymer films, both the growth rate and the chemical composition of the films are affected by the nature of the substrate which is an important question surprisingly neglected until now.

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Diagram of the reactor used for plasma polymerisation (Fig.S1), SPR angular measurements (Fig. S2) and XPS N 1s spectra (Fig.S3) PDF (355K)

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/B904367E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 04 Mar 2009
Accepted: 20 Apr 2009
First published: 11 May 2009

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Chem. Commun., 2009, 3600-3602

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K. Vasilev, A. Michelmore, H. J. Griesser and R. D. Short, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3600 DOI: 10.1039/B904367E

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Substrate influence on the initial growth phase of plasma-deposited polymer films†

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