@article { author = {Rita Pistillo, Bianca and Menguelti, Kevin and Arl, Didier and Leturcq, Renauld and Lenoble, Damien}, title = {PRAP-CVD: Up-scalable process for the deposition of PEDOT thin films}, journal = {Advanced Materials Letters}, volume = {10}, number = {3}, pages = {201-205}, year = {2019}, publisher = {International Association of Advanced Materials}, issn = {0976-3961}, eissn = {0976-397X}, doi = {10.5185/amlett.2019.2186}, abstract = {Plasma radicals assisted polymerization via CVD (PRAP-CVD) is emerging as an efficient alternative to conventional vapour based techniques to synthesise and deposit conjugated polymers. PRAP-CVD process is based on the concomitant but physically separated injection of low-energy oxidative radical initiators and vaporized monomer species into a reactor where temperature and pressure are finely controlled. Gas phase oxidative radicals are generated by a remote plasma chamber from a pure or diluted initiator. The low deposition temperature, below 100 °C, allows polymers to be directly synthesised on a wide range of substrates, including fabric, paper and plastic, without any thermal degradation and keeping a high degree of surface conformality. Additionally, the PRAP-CVD does not require post-deposition rinsing procedure which allows a wider range of application. PRAP-CVD PEDOT depositions have been carried out on different substrates with a transparency higher than 80% in the visible range. }, keywords = {Conjugated polymers,PEDOT,conductive polymers,PRAP,CVD}, url = {https://aml.iaamonline.org/article_13826.html}, eprint = {https://aml.iaamonline.org/article_13826_7375478e36d1584758ca885746d80c2e.pdf} }