METHOD OF FORMING A POLYMER CHAIN

摘要

A method of forming polymer molecule chains of a desired length in a desired position in a thin film comprising units of a monomer having multiple bonds. The method comprises applying a pulse voltage to a thin film comprising unit s of a monomer having multiple bonds which are unsaturated bonds arranged adjacently to each other to thereby polymerize the monomer and form polymer molecule chains. Such polymer molecule chains may be formed by polymerizatio n in a desired position so as to have a desired length. The pulse voltage may be applied with the probe of a scanning tunnel microscope. Defects formed on th e thin film may be used as end points of the polymer molecule chains so as to regulate the length of the monomer.