Translational Diffusion in Supported Rubberly Polymer Films at Different Layer Thicknesses
Abstract
Translational diffusion of an organic dye with C18 hydrocarbon tail (4-octadecylamino-NBD) is examined in thin films of poly(isoprene) and poly(dimethylsiloxane) spincast on substrates. Surface functionalized silicon wafers were used as the substrates. Two kinds of surface functionalized wafers, one with predominantly methyl group and the other with primary amine group, were examined with respect to the diffusion as a function of film thickness over a range of 10-2000 nm. The diffusion coefficient was determined by the technique of fluorescence recovery after photobleaching and the film thickness by ellipsometry. The diffusion coefficient is found to reduce substantially from that in bulk polymers, vary by an order of magnitude over the thickness range, and its dependence is analyzed in terms of a simple model that takes into account of polymer interactions with the functionalized surfaces.
- Publication:
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APS March Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- March 2002
- Bibcode:
- 2002APS..MARP33258P