Kinetic of plasma polymerization

The physical characteristics of a discharge and the manner in which it is sustained can have a profound effect on the kinetics of plasma polymerization . Therefore, we shall review these topics here, with specific emphasis on the characteristics of plasmas sustained between parallel plate electrodes. This constraint is imposed because virtually all efforts to theoretically model the kinetics of plasma polymerization have been directed towards plasmas of this type. Readers interested in broader and more detailed discussions of plasma characteristics can find such in referen-... 

In the present section we shall review the attempts which have been made to model quantitatively the kinetics of plasma polymerization. The assumptions underlying each model will be discussed as well as the extent to which the predictions of the theoretical models fit the experimental data. At tne end of this section it will be shown why the initial assumptions made in developing kinetic models depend on the conditions used to sustain the plasma. 

The Mechanism and Kinetics of Plasma Polymerization Table 6. Reaction Mechanism for Plasma-Polymerization of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons... 

The number of attempts to model the kinetics of plasma-polymerization has been limited thus far. Nevertheless, these efforts have been useful in demonstrating the role of different processes in initiating polymerization and the manner in which the physical characteristics of the plasma affect the polymerization rate. It is anticipated that future modeling efforts will provide more detailed descriptions of the polymer deposition kinetics and thereby aid the development of a better understanding of the interactions between the physical characteristics of a plasma and the chemistry associated with polymer formation. 

General Aspects of Mechanisms and Kinetics of Plasma Polymerization... 

A. T. Bell, The mechanism and kinetics of plasma polymerization, in Plasma Chemistry III, S. Veprek and M. Venugopalan, eds.. Springer, Berlin, 1980. 

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