Macromolecular Research, Vol.17, No.1, 31-36, January, 2009
Deposition and in-situ Plasma Doping of Plasma-Polymerized Thiophene Films Using PECVD
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Highly transparent, thin polythiophene (PT) films were successfully synthesized by the plasma polymerization of thiophene. These films were doped with O2 plasma by in-situ doping technique. The plasma polymerized PT films were deposited at about 50 to 340 nm/min, depending on the temperature and plasma power. A resultant transparency as high as 85% was achieved. The plasma polymerized PT films exhibited the characteristics of an insulator or semiconductor (10^(10-12) Ω/□, 10^(-7) S/cm). The conductivity was immediately increased up to 10 Ω/□ and 10^(-2) S/cm, when doped with O2 plasma. The plasma-doped PT films exhibited an increased surface roughness resulting in a decreased contact angle. However, the thickness of the PT layer was partially decomposed and/or etched with increasing voltage above 40 W.
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