Table 2. Initially Tried Recipes for Polymerization Were Tried under a Coverslip.
Thickness
(nm) |
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# | [M]b (mM) | [Cu]c (mM) | [RA]d (mM) | 2 h | 4 h |
1 | 620 | 0.063 | 3.1 | 141 | 98a |
2 | 620 | 0.063 | 1.5 | 115 | 123 |
3 | 620 | 0.063 | 10.0 | 62 | 76 |
4 | 1000 | 0.200 | 2.0 | 220 | 37a |
These samples were inhomogeneous and therefore measured thinner by ellipsometry.
Monomer (SPMA) concentration.
Copper catalyst concentration.
Reducing agent (ascorbic acid) concentration.