Covalent Bonding of Functional Coatings on Conductive Materials the Electrochemical Approach

Covalent Bonding of Functional Coatings on Conductive Materials the Electrochemical Approach 

For the coating of conductive or semiconductive materials, one can take advantage of their electrochemical properties to control, master, and localize the coating and its adhesion to the substrate by applying an electrochemical treatment to the substrate under well-defined conditions. 

Electrochemical methods are easily applied and rapid, and are already widely used in industry. They can be often performed in aqueous media from readily available organic precursors and require relatively low energy. This technology thus appears really relevant in many cases in the creation of thin polymer films on (semi)conductors in possible greener conditions. 

Handbook of Stimuli-Responsive Materials. Edited by MarekW. Urban Copyright 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH Co. KGaA, Weinheim ISBN 978-3-527-32700-3 

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