Fabrication of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and inorganic micropattern on flexible polymer substrate

Junhui Xiang; Peixin Zhu; Yoshitake Masuda; Kunihito Koumoto

doi:10.1021/la036088m

Fabrication of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and inorganic micropattern on flexible polymer substrate

Langmuir. 2004 Apr 13;20(8):3278-83. doi: 10.1021/la036088m.

Authors

Junhui Xiang¹, Peixin Zhu, Yoshitake Masuda, Kunihito Koumoto

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan.

PMID: 15875858
DOI: 10.1021/la036088m

Abstract

By grafting (aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (APTES) as the buffer layer on poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) surface, the SAMs ofoctadecyltrichlorosilane (OTS), phenyltrichlorosilane (PTCS), vinyltrichlorosilane (VTCS), andp-tolyltrichlorosilane (TTCS) were fabricated on the flexible polymer substrate. The properties of SAMs were accurately controlled by adjusting the immersing time of substrates in the solutions and the concentration of the solutions. The SAMs acted as templates, and TiO2 micropattern was successfully deposited on OTS, TTCS, and PTCS SAMs.