Deposition Mechanisms in Layer-by-Layer or Step-by-Step Deposition Methods: From Elastic and Impermeable Films to Soft Membranes with Ion Exchange Properties

<table>Representation of the energetic state of an exponentially growing PEM film in the direction perpendicular to the film plane for two different states of the film deposition sequence: after the deposition of the polycation (left column) and during the adsorption of the polyanion (right column). This scheme is inspired by the theory developed in [<a href="/journals/isrn/2012/701695/#B44">44</a>].</table>

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Scheme 2: Deposition Mechanisms in Layer-by-Layer or Step-by-Step Deposition Methods: From Elastic and Impermeable Films to Soft Membranes with Ion Exchange Properties 

Scheme 2 | Deposition Mechanisms in Layer-by-Layer or Step-by-Step Deposition Methods: From Elastic and Impermeable Films to Soft Membranes with Ion Exchange Properties 