Abstract
Morphological scaling properties of linear polymer films grown by vapor deposition polymerization (VDP) using 1+1D Monte Carlosimulations will be discussed in this talk. The lattice model implements the basicprocesses of random angle ballistic deposition (F), free-monomer diffusion (D), and monomer adsorption along with other dynamical processes of polymer chaininitiation,extension, and merger. The ratio G=D/F is found to have a strong influence on the polymer film morphology. Spatial and temporal behavior of kinetic roughening has been extensively studied using finite-length scaling and height-heightcorrelations. The scaling analysis has been performed within no-overhangapproximation andrelevant scaling exponents for film-interface evolution have been studied forvarying free-monomer diffusion.
