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Poly acetylenes. The first report of the synthesis of a strong, flexible, free-standing film of the simplest conjugated polymer, poly acetylene [26571-64-2], (CH), was made in 1974 (16). The process, known as the Shirakawa technique, involves polymerization of acetylene on a thin-film coating of a heterogeneous Ziegler-Natta initiator system in a glass reactor, as shown in equation 1. 

Ultra-thin films of poly aniline may be spin-coated onto the ITO substrates. By studying thick films, spectra of the polymer itself are obtained. As the thickness of the polymer overlayer is reduced, some of the subtle details of the interface between the very thinnest possible polymer layer (essentially a mono-layer, in... 

Fig. 6. (A) Schematic representation of a gold substrate and gold-coated AFM tip, modified with a thin film of poly(vinylferrocene) (PVF). The tip and film were mounted inside a glass fluid cell in an atomic force microscope and held under potential control. Also shown are typical force curves for (B) the interaction between neutral polymer films and (C) interactions between oxidized polymer films.

Soft magnetic composite particles of reduced iron coated with ultra-thin films of poly(p-xylylene) can be prepared by a CVD polymerization [47]. 

Yoshiki, H. Abe, K. Mitsui, T. (2006). SiCh thin film deposition on the inner surface of a poly(tetra-fluoroethylene) narrow tube by atmospheric pressure glow microplasma. Thin Solid Films, VoL 515, pp. 1394-1399 Yoshiki, H. Mitsui, T. (2008).TiO2 thin film coating on a capillary inner surface using atmospheric-pressure microplasma. Surf Coat Technol, Vol. 202, pp. 5266-5270... 

The hardness or resilience of a coating may be desalbed by Sward rocker hardness (ASTM D2134-93,2(X)7). Plate glass has a hardness of 1(X), and a thin film of poly(vinyl acetate) has a hardness of 63 (Feller, 1971b). Sward hardness is partly correlated with the glass transition temperature, but it cannot be nsed reliably to compare coatings of widely differing types (Sato, 1984). 

A second approach for the preparation of stable polymer/superconductor systems involves the use of a solution processible polymer such as a poly(3-alkylthio-phene). The advantage of this route is that the high oxidation conditions required for polymerization can be completed prior to exposure to the superconductor [25]. After formation, these polymers can then be dissolved in a dry solvent such as tetrahydrofuran, which is compatible with the cuprate superconductor, and thin films of poly(3-alkylthiophene) can be prepared via spin or spray coating [II]. 

A large number of synthetic polyelectrolytes have been used to create a variety of nanostructured thin film coatings. Some of these polyelectrolytes include poly(ethyleneimine), poly(allylamine). 

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