Combinatorial strategies are applied to surface polymerization by ion assisted deposition (SPIAD) for the production of polythiophene films. Thiophene ion energy in the range of 25 -200 eV and ion to ce-terthiophene neutral ratio are varied to tune the extent of surface polymerization and film photoluminescence. SPIAD polythiophene films are grown by both mass-selected and non-mass-selected ions, while x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and surface mass spectrometry are applied to determine film chemistry and the extent of polymerization. This work demonstrates that ion kinetic energy and ion to neutral ratio can be varied over a wide range in SPIAD to select films with useful optical or electronic properties. The essentially combinatorial approach of SPIAD can be dramatically extended by use of new ions and/or neutral species.
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