Preparation of surface-tethered polymer layer on inorganic substrates by photoreactive self-assembled monolayer

Seong Ho Kim; Hanae Ohtsuka; Maria Celeste R Tria; Kuniaki Tanaka; Rigoberto C. Advincula; Hiroaki Usui

doi:10.1016/j.tsf.2013.05.164

Preparation of surface-tethered polymer layer on inorganic substrates by photoreactive self-assembled monolayer

Seong Ho Kim^*, Hanae Ohtsuka, Maria Celeste R Tria, Kuniaki Tanaka, Rigoberto C. Advincula, Hiroaki Usui

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Abstract

A self-assembled monolayer (SAM) that has benzophenone (BP) terminal group was prepared on Si and indium-tin oxide (ITO) substrates, on which poly(9-vinyl carbazol) (PVK) was spin-coated and then irradiated with ultraviolet (UV) light. Upon UV irradiation, the BP unit reacted with the PVK backbone, yielding a crosslinked PVK layer that was covalently tethered to the substrate surface. Using this procedure, a patterned thin film of PVK was obtained by irradiating UV light through a photomask and then rinsing in chloroform. When polystylene (PSt) was spin-coated on the BP-SAM, only a thin interfacial layer was tethered by UV irradiation because PSt does not crosslink upon UV irradiation. The BP-SAM improved the adhesion strength between the PVK layer and ITO substrate without reducing the carrier injection from ITO to PVK. The photoreactive BP-SAM appeared to be an effective method to improve the interface between an inorganic electrode and a polymer layer deposited on its surface.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	78-83
Number of pages	6
Journal	Thin Solid Films
Volume	554
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2013.05.164
Publication status	Published - 2014 Mar 3
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Benzophenone
Interface control
Patterning
Poly(9-vinylcarbazole)
Self-assembled monolayer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Surfaces and Interfaces
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Metals and Alloys
Materials Chemistry

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