title: Growth kinetics of plasma-polymerized films.
abstract: The growth kinetics of polymer thin films prepared by plasma-based deposition method were explored using atomic force microscopy. The growth behavior of the first layer of the polythiophene somewhat differs from that of the other layers because the first layer is directly deposited on the substrate, whereas the other layers are deposited on the polymer itself. After the deposition of the first layer, each layer is formed with a cycle of 15 s. The present work represents the growth kinetics of the plasma-polymerized films and could be helpful for further studies on growth kinetics in other material systems as well as for applications of plasma-polymerized thin films.
authors.affiliation: School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Sukyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.affiliation: School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Hosung
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seo
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Cheol
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Long
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.affiliation: School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
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authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 440-746, Republic of Korea.
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authors.initials: Y
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