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EPSRC Reference:	GR/N39197/01
Title:	PULSED METASTABLE INITIATED GAS PHASE POLYMERISATION
Principal Investigator:	Badyal, Professor JP
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Department:	Chemistry
Organisation:	Durham, University of
Scheme:	ROPA
Starts:	01 October 2001	Ends:	30 September 2003	Value (£):	134,656
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:	Materials Synthesis & Growth
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:	Manufacturing Chemicals Electronics No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
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Panel History:	Panel Date Panel Name Outcome 29 Jun 2000 Structural Materials 29.6.00 Deferred
Summary on Grant Application Form
A feasibility study is outlined aimed at investigating two novel reaction pathways for depositing PTFE-like films based on metastable-monomer gas phase collisions. In the first case, polymerizable difluorocarbene species are generated via the interaction between pulses of metastable noble gas atoms and hexafluoropropyleneoxide molecules; whilst in the other, a modulated and synchronized beam of metastable atoms initiates the free radical polymerization of tetrafluoroethylene. The outlined high selectivity Penning Polymerization mechanism has not previously been explored for polymer film deposition.
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