Selective chemical vapor deposition of polymers
First Claim
1. A method of selective inhibition of growth by chemical vapor deposition of a precursor polymer of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) or a poly(p-phenylene vinylene) derivative on a substrate, the method comprising surface treatment of the CVD substrate before deposition, the surface treatment adapted to inhibit nucleation of the precursor in one or more regions of the substrate without the use of plasma processing.
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Abstract
A system for selective chemical vapor deposition of polymers onto a substrate. A substrate is provided which comprises a plurality of surface regions, wherein the surface of at least one region provides a more favorable nucleation site for at least one of a polymer or polymer precursor than at least one other region. This may be an intrinsic characteristic of the substrate or may be accomplished through surface treatment of a substrate. The substrate is subjected to chemical vapor deposition of a reactive monomer, producing a polymer coating which is substantially thicker in the regions of favorable nucleation than in the regions of unfavorable nucleation.
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21 Claims
- 1. A method of selective inhibition of growth by chemical vapor deposition of a precursor polymer of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) or a poly(p-phenylene vinylene) derivative on a substrate, the method comprising surface treatment of the CVD substrate before deposition, the surface treatment adapted to inhibit nucleation of the precursor in one or more regions of the substrate without the use of plasma processing.
- 8. A method of selective inhibition of growth by chemical vapor deposition of a precursor polymer of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) or a poly(p-phenylene vinylene) derivative on a substrate, the method comprising surface treatment of the CVD substrate before deposition, the surface treatment adapted to inhibit nucleation of the precursor in one or more regions of the substrate.
- 14. A method of selective enhancement of growth by chemical vapor deposition of a precursor polymer of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) or a poly(p-phenlylene vinylene) derivative on a substrate, the method comprising surface treatment of the CVD substrate before deposition, the surface treatment adapted to promote nucleation of the precursor in one or more regions of the substrate.
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19. A method of making an electronic device comprising electroluminescent polymers, the method comprising one or more of
(i) selective enhancement of the growth by chemical vapor deposition of a precursor polymer of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) or a poly(p-phenylene vinylene) derivative on a substrate by surface treatment of the CVD substrate, the surface treatment adapted to promote nucleation of the precursor in one or more regions of the substrate, and (ii) selective inhibition of the growth by chemical vapor deposition of a precursor polymer of poly(p-phenylene vinylene) or a poly(p-phenylene vinylene) derivative on a substrate by surface treatment of the CVD substrate, the surface treatment adapted to inhibit nucleation of the precursor in one or more regions of the substrate.
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