2025年2月3日 · Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) is a versatile technique that enables the direct growth of nanostructures and surface modification of such structures. Unlike traditional CVD methods, iCVD operates under mild conditions, allowing for damage-free processing of delicate substrates.

iCVD is a unique solvent-free coating technology that directly creates a polymer in thin film form on a substrate surface by introducing gaseous reactant species into a vacuum reactor.

2015年6月19日 · : In the process called initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD), Heated wires (pink cylinders) cause “initiator” molecules (red) to split, and they then interact with the monomers (purple) used for coating, causing them to collect on the cooler surface below, where they react to form a polymer chain as they build up in a uniform coating (bott...

2014年1月28日 · Initiator chemical vapour deposition (iCVD) is an elegant and versatile technique with applications ranging from biotechnology to microelectronics. Chemical vapour deposition (CVD) is a powerful tool in surface science, finding particular use in developing thin films for semiconductors.

2024年5月20日 · Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) has revolutionized the preparation of high-quality conformal polymer films with excellent control over composition and properties at the nanoscale. It is compatible with over 70 functional monomers. Despite that chemical versatility, side reactions during iCVD are not well understood.

Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) was used to coat the surfaces of high-aspect-ratio (∼80:1) pores with functional polymeric films ranging in thickness between 10 and 150 nm. X-ray photoelectron microscopy and electron microprobe analysis confirmed the presence of the polymer coating along the pore wall.

2023年12月1日 · Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) is an innovative technique for the fabrication of high-quality and multifunctional flexible polymer membranes. Herein, iCVD was briefly introduced, followed by the systematic review of the applications of iCVD membranes in water treatment, battery, and drug delivery.

Unlike methods utilizing liquids or line-of-sight arrival, iCVD provides conformal surface modification over intricate geometries. Uniform, high-purity, and pinhole-free iCVD films can be grown with thicknesses ranging from >15 µm to <5 nm. The mild conditions permit damage-free growth directly onto flexible substrates, 2D materials, and liquids.

2020年1月1日 · Starting from low-molecular weight reactants in the vapor phase, initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition (iCVD) synthesizes fluoropolymer chains and forms thin films in a single step. Copolymerization results from simply flowing more than one type of monomer into the iCVD vacuum chamber.

2015年3月9日 · We show that the iCVD process enables the formation of highly uniform, ultrathin films of pV3D3 with excellent insulating properties, owing to the advantageous characteristics of the iCVD...