The combination of organic chemistry and chemical vapor deposition enables a unique way to deposit conformal, high quality polymer thin films from the vapor phase. Particularly initiated chemical vapor deposition (iCVD) has recently shown its great potential in many different application fields. With the ever-increasing demands on the process, the need for additional process refinement is also growing. In this study the enhancement of the iCVD process by in-situ mass spectrometry is presented. The approach enables insight into real-time reaction kinetics during the deposition process as well as identification of reaction pathways. Furthermore, the composition of the gas phase can be precisely controlled and spontaneously adjusted if necessary. Particularly the deposition of thin films with thicknesses in the low nanometer range and the deposition of copolymers can benefit from this approach. The presented approach enables enhanced process control as well as the ability to perform extensive kinetic studies.
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