Optical and chemical properties of polyterpenol thin films deposited via plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1018-1025

  Bazaka, Kateryna ^a   Jacob, Mohan V ^a   Bowden, Bruce F ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Polymerization; Thin Film

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL COATINGS; DEFECT-FREE; DEPOSITION POWER; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; HIGH-POWER; MATERIAL PROPERTY; OPTICAL BANDS; ORGANIC ELECTRONICS; POLAR GROUPS; POLYMER THIN FILMS; RADIO FREQUENCIES; SYNTHESIS CONDITIONS;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASMA DEPOSITION; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; PLASMA POLYMERIZATION; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIC FILMS; THIN FILMS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 79959444238     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.23     Document Type: Article

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