Abstract
I report the attachment of polymers with pendant vinyl groups to hydrogen-terminated silicon(111) (Si(111)-H) under mild conditions. 1,2-addition polybutadiene (Mw 3200-3500) was attached to Si(111)-H at room temperature with visible light. I also report the partial functionalization, in solution, of 1,2-addition polybutadiene with various thiols using thiol-click chemistry. These compounds bind to Si(111)-H via visible light activation. The partially functionalized polybutadienes allow further functionalization at the surface through unreacted carbon-carbon double bonds. Surfaces were characterized with contact angle goniometry, spectroscopic ellipsometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), and atomic force microscopy (AFM).
Degree
MS
College and Department
Physical and Mathematical Sciences; Chemistry and Biochemistry
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Wickard, Todd DeVere, "The First Attachment and Post-Functionalization of Polybutadiene and Thio-Click Functionalized Polybutadiene on H-Terminated Si(111)" (2009). Theses and Dissertations. 2035.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2035
Date Submitted
2009-03-20
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd2856
Keywords
polybutadiene, click chemistry, silicon(111), polymer attachment
Language
English