/ Plasma Polymerization /

 

Process Characteristics:

  • Different from conventional polymerization methods
  • Allows the use of monomers that cannot be applied in traditional polymerization
  • Resulting polymer films exhibit high crosslinking, chemical inertness, excellent insulation, high thermal stability, and defect-free structure

Principle Overview:

  1. High voltage ionizes the gas → forming plasma
  2. Plasma collides with the introduced monomer → breaking molecular bonds and creating radicals
  3. Radicals recombine and polymerize → depositing onto the substrate to form a polymer thin film

Tunable Parameters / Influencing Factors:

  • Monomer ratio:Affects polymer structure and properties (intact monomers vs. radical-dominated polymerization)
  • Post-treatment reactions:Additional reactive gases can be introduced to further modify and control the polymerization results

 

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