title: Initiated chemical vapor deposition and light-responsive cross-linking of poly(vinyl cinnamate) thin films.
abstract: The first vapor-phase deposition of poly(vinyl cinnamate) (PVCin) is reported. Initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) is used to synthesize PVCin thin films with an average thickness of 100 nm. Free radical polymerization and cyclization reactions compete during the deposition process, with approximately 45% of the repeat units undergoing cyclization. Exposure to UV light (λ = 254 nm) induces dimerization (cross-linking) of the PVCin, which is quantified using spectroscopic techniques. Approximately 90% of the free cinnamate moieties are dimerized at a UV dose of 300 mJ cm(-2) . PVCin is also incorporated into a copolymer with N-isopropylacrylamide, which exhibits a characteristic change in hydrophilicity with temperature. The copolymer is selectively cross-linked through a mask, and reversible swelling of patterns with 30 μm resolution is demonstrated by submerging the film in water.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA.
authors.forename: Christy D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Petruczok
authors.forename: Efe
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armagan
authors.forename: Gozde Ozaydin
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Ince
authors.forename: Karen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Gleason
mesh_terms: D000180:Acrylic Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D019281:Dimerization; D005609:Free Radicals / Q000737:chemistry; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays
chemical_list: D000180:Acrylic Resins; D002934:Cinnamates; D005609:Free Radicals; D005740:Gases; D011108:Polymers; C052970:poly-N-isopropylacrylamide
keywords: photoresists; polymers; surfaces; thin films