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ACS MACRO LETTERS
卷 8, 期 7, 页码 865-870出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00388
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- European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program [669562]
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) [PZ00P2-790 148156]
The exceptional features of Cu-0-mediated surface initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (Cu-0 SI-ATRP), and its potential for implementation in technologically relevant surface functionalizations are demonstrated thanks to a comprehensive understanding of its mechanism. Cu-0 SI-ATRP enables the synthesis of multifunctional polymer brushes with a remarkable degree of control, over extremely large areas and without the need for inert atmosphere or deoxygenation of monomer solutions. When a polymerization mixture is placed between a flat copper plate and an ATRP-initiator-functionalized substrate, the vertical distance between these two overlaying surfaces determines the tolerance of the grafting process toward the oxygen, while the composition of the polymerization solution emerges as the critical parameter regulating polymer-grafting kinetics. At very small distances between the copper plate and the initiating surfaces, the oxygen dissolved in the solution is rapidly consumed via oxidation of the metallic substrate. In the presence of ligand, copper species diffuse to the surface-immobilized initiators and trigger a rapid growth of polymer brushes. Concurrently, the presence and concentration of added Cu-II regulates the generation of Cu-I-based activators through comproportionation with Cu-0. Hence, under oxygen-tolerant conditions, the extent of comproportionation, together with the solvent-dependent rate constant of activation (k(act)) of ATRP are the main determinants of the growth rate of polymer brushes.
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