Vapor phase infiltration (VPI) for transforming polymers into organic–inorganic hybrid materials: a critical review of current progress and future challenges

CZ Leng, MD Losego - Materials Horizons, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
This review critically assesses the state-of-knowledge for vapor phase infiltration (VPI)
processing science, an emerging gas phase processing scheme for producing organic …

Hybrid nanomaterials through molecular and atomic layer deposition: Top down, bottom up, and in-between approaches to new materials

K Gregorczyk, M Knez - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The ability to produce or alter materials to obtain drastically different or improved properties
has been the driving goal of materials science since its inception. Combining multiple …

The chemical physics of sequential infiltration synthesis—A thermodynamic and kinetic perspective

RZ Waldman, DJ Mandia, A Yanguas-Gil… - The Journal of …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) is an emerging materials growth method by which
inorganic metal oxides are nucleated and grown within the free volume of polymers in …

The development and atomic structure of zinc oxide crystals grown within polymers from vapor phase precursors

I Weisbord, M Barzilay, R Cai, E Welter, A Kuzmin… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS), also known as vapor phase infiltration (VPI), is a
quickly expanding technique that allows growth of inorganic materials within polymers from …

Atomic layer deposition on polymer fibers and fabrics for multifunctional and electronic textiles

AH Brozena, CJ Oldham, GN Parsons - Journal of Vacuum Science & …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Textile materials, including woven cotton, polymer knit fabrics, and synthetic nonwoven fiber
mats, are being explored as low-cost, flexible, and light-weight platforms for wearable …

Vapor phase processing: a novel approach for fabricating functional hybrid materials

K Ashurbekova, K Ashurbekova, G Botta… - …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Materials science is nowadays facing challenges in optimizing properties of materials which
are needed for numerous technological applications and include, but are not limited to …

Review of recent advances in applications of vapor-phase material infiltration based on atomic layer deposition

A Subramanian, N Tiwale, CY Nam - Jom, 2019 - Springer
Polymer–inorganic hybrid nanocomposites exhibit enhanced material properties, combining
the advantages of both their organic and inorganic subcomponents. Extensive research is …

Efficient and controllable vapor to solid do** of the polythiophene P3HT by low temperature vapor phase infiltration

W Wang, C Chen, C Tollan, F Yang, Y Qin… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Efficient do** of organic semiconductors is an important prerequisite for the fabrication of
high performance organic electronic devices. In this work, we describe a novel single …

Tunable atomic layer deposition into ultra-high-aspect-ratio (> 60000: 1) aerogel monoliths enabled by transport modeling

AJ Gayle, ZJ Berquist, Y Chen, AJ Hill… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) modification of ultra-high-aspect-ratio structures (> 10000: 1)
is a powerful platform with applications in catalysis, filtration, and energy conversion …

Suppressing the thermal and ultraviolet sensitivity of Kevlar by infiltration and hybridization with ZnO

I Azpitarte, A Zuzuarregui, H Ablat… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Polyaramides, such as Kevlar, are of great technological importance for their extraordinary
mechanical performance. As fibers, they are used in personal safety, for reinforcement of …