Scanning electron microscopy image of PDMS samples coated with 5 cycles of Au precursors preceded by (a) 100 cycles and (b) 0 cycles of Ti precursors on PDMS samples cured at 150 °C. Both AP-ALD processes were conducted at 100 °C. The insets show the corresponding XPS spectra at the typical Au4f binding energy range. (c) UV-Vis spectra of PDMS, PDMS coated with TiOx, and PDMS coated with TiOx and AuNPs. The insets show a photograph of the three samples, a TEM image of the TiOx-AuNPs-coated PDMS sample, and the corresponding particle size distribution of the AuNPs.

 
 
  Part of: Santoso A, van den Berg BJ, Saedy S, Goodwin E, van Steijn V, van Ommen JR (2023) Robust surface functionalization of PDMS through atmospheric pressure atomic layer deposition. Atomic Layer Deposition 1: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3897/aldj.1.105146