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 …

Carbon‐Based Photocathode Materials for Solar Hydrogen Production

S Bellani, MR Antognazza, F Bonaccorso - Advanced Materials, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogen is considered a promising environmentally friendly energy carrier for replacing
traditional fossil fuels. In this context, photoelectrochemical cells effectively convert solar …

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 …

Vapor phase infiltration of ZnO quantum dots for all-solid-state PEO-based lithium batteries

W Bao, L Zhao, H Zhao, L Su, X Cai, B Yi… - Energy Storage …, 2021 - Elsevier
Composite solid polymer electrolytes (CSPEs) have long been considered as one of the
most promising candidates for all-solid-state lithium batteries owing to the merits of easy …

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 …

Hybrid organic–inorganic H 2-evolving photocathodes: understanding the route towards high performance organic photoelectrochemical water splitting

F Fumagalli, S Bellani, M Schreier… - Journal of Materials …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
A promising, yet challenging, route towards renewable production of hydrogen is the direct
conversion of solar energy at a simple and low cost semiconductor/water junction. Despite …

Reaction–diffusion transport model to predict precursor uptake and spatial distribution in vapor-phase infiltration processes

Y Ren, EK McGuinness, C Huang… - Chemistry of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Vapor-phase infiltration (VPI) has emerged as a scalable process for transforming polymer
products into a variety of organic–inorganic hybrid materials with potential applications to a …

[HTML][HTML] Shedding light on the initial growth of ZnO during plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition on vapor-deposited polymer thin films

L Demelius, M Blatnik, K Unger, P Parlanti… - Applied Surface …, 2022 - Elsevier
Interest in atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes on polymer substrates is fueled by the
increasing rise of organic electronics and polymer-based nanodevices. This study provides …

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 …

Understanding and Controlling Polymer–Organometallic Precursor Interactions in Sequential Infiltration Synthesis

I Weisbord, N Shomrat, R Azoulay… - Chemistry of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) is an emerging method for vapor-phase growth of
inorganic materials within polymers that is utilized for hybrid organic–inorganic and …