Atomic Hydrogen Induced Chemical Vapor Deposition of Silicon Oxycarbide Thin Films Derived from Diethoxymethylsilane Precursor

Amorphous silicon oxycarbide (a-SiOC:H) films produced by remote plasma RPCVD from diethoxymethylsilane (DEMS) were characterized in terms of their basic properties related to the coatings deposited using conventional plasma enhanced PECVD method. The effect of substrate temperature (T_S) on the growth rate, chemical composition, structure, and properties of resulting a-SiOC:H films is reported. Film growth is an adsorption-controlled process, wherein two mechanisms can be distinguished with a transition at about T_S=70°C. Depending on the temperature, films of different nature can be obtained, from polymer-like to highly crosslinked material with C-Si-O network. The chemical structure of a-SiOC:H films was characterized by FTIR, ¹³C and ²⁹Si solid-state NMR, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopes. The a-SiOC:H films were also characterized in terms of their density, refractive index, surface morphology, conformality of coverage, hardness, adhesion to a substrate, and friction coefficient. The films were found to be morphologically homogeneous materials exhibiting good conformality of coverage and small surface roughness. Their refractive index exhibits anomalous effect revealing a minimum value at T_S=125°C. Due to their exceptional physical properties a-SiOC:H films produced by RPCVD from DEMS precursor seems to be useful as potential dielectric materials or coatings for various encapsulation applications.     

Structure of Ir-Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> coatings obtained by chemical vapor deposition in the hydrogen atmosphere

Chemical vapor deposition is used to obtain Ir and Ir-Al₂O₃ coatings with a thickness of up to 5 μm and growth rate of 2.5 μm/h on steel substrates previously covered with an alumina layer. Tris-acetylacetonates of Ir(III) and Al(III) are used as precursors. The deposition process is carried out at the atmospheric pressure in the presence of hydrogen. The coatings obtained are studied by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. A dependence of the structure and composition of coatings on their preparation conditions is found.     

Structure of Ir and Ir-Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>o<Subscript>3</Subscript> coatings obtained by chemical vapor deposition in the presence of oxygen

By chemical vapor deposition Ir and Ir-Al₂O₃ coatings are obtained with a thickness of up to 40 fum on steel substrates precoated with a layer of Al₂O₃. Tris-acetylacetonates of iridium(III) and aluminium(III) are used as precursors. The deposition processes are carried out at atmospheric pressure in the presence of oxygen. The obtained coatings are studied by X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. The dependences of coating structures and compositions on the preparation conditions are found. An increase in the deposition temperature results in the formation of Ir coatings with loose discontinuous structure, an increase in the size of metal crystallites, and the growth of the oxygen concentration in their composition. An increase in the concentration of precursor vapors in the deposition zone at a constant deposition temperature results in the formation of Ir coatings that consist of differently structured layers (compact, columnar, and granular). Mixed Ir-Al₂O₃ coatings which composed of metal Ir and amorphous Al₂O₃ crystallites, which exhibit a pronounced iridium texture in the [111] direction, have the most perfect compact structure. The introduction of the oxide phase in the coating composition halves the Ir crystallite size.     

Transparent hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings fabricated using polyamide 12–SiO2 nanocomposite

Optically transparent hydrophobic and superhydrophobic coatings have been prepared using polyamide 12–SiO₂ nanocomposite (NC) on glass substrates by the spin‐coating method. The coatings have been optimized for their hydrophobicity and transparency. The transformation from hydrophobic to superhydrophobic is achieved with increase in roughness (R_a) which increases with SiO₂ content. These coatings are highly transparent in the entire visible region (400–800 nm). The influence of layer thickness on water contact angle (WCA) and optical transmittance of the coatings has been studied. Field emission scanning electron micrograph (FESEM) shows the presence of SiO₂ nanoparticles covered with polyamide homogenously on the surface and the particles are aggregated to form a rough structure. X‐ray diffraction (XRD) patterns show that the polyamide losses its crystalline structure in the composite. The preparation procedure reported here is simple and eco‐friendly. The dual nature of the coatings, that is, high transparency and superhydrophobicity in the entire visible region suggests for its potential usage in self‐cleanings, wind screen and optoelectronic applications. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Application of Nano-SiOx Coatings as Migration Resistance Layer by Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition

Accumulative intake of plasticizers that are generally used to produce flexibility of webs in plastics has been proven to cause reproductive system problems and women??s infertility, and long-term consumption may even cause cancer. Hence a nano-scale layer, named as functional barrier layer, was deposited on the plastic surface to prevent plasticizer diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) migration from food-contact materials to foods. The feasibility of a functional barrier layer, i.e. SiO_x coating through plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition process was then described in this paper. In this research we used Fourier transform infrared spectroscope to analyze the chemical composition of the coatings, scanning electron microscope to explore the topography of the coating surfaces, surface profilemeter to measure coating thickness in plastics, and high-performance liquid chromatography to evaluate the barrier properties of coatings. The results have clearly shown that the coatings can perfectly block the migration of the DEHP from plastics to their containers. It is to be noted that process parameters had a critical influence on the block properties of coatings. When the deposition conditions of SiO_x coatings were optimized, i.e. the discharge power of 50?W, 4:1 of O₂: HMDSO ratio and the thickness of 100?nm, the 71.2?% DEHP was effectively blocked in the plastic film.     

Synthesis of HAP coating on galvanostatically treated stainless steel substrates by sol–gel method

Producing bioactive hydroxyapatite coatings on metallic implant materials combines the mechanical advantages of implant materials and biological affinity of the hydroxyapatite surface to the natural tissue. In this work, hydroxyapatite was synthesized on 316L stainless steel substrates via sol–gel method by using Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O and C₆H₁₅O₃P. In order to improve adherence of the coatings produced, the surface of the substrate was initially modified by electrodepositing nucleus of calcium phosphate compounds. Effect of aging time for preparation of the sol solution and coating characteristics were investigated. The phase compositions and structures of the coatings were characterized by X-ray diffractometry, and scanning electron microscopy was used to determine morphological characteristics of the coatings. Adhesion between the hydroxyapatite coating and the substrate was investigated by using scanning scratch tester. The coating produced on the modified surface by the sol solution aged for 24 h was found to prove better morphological and adhesion properties.     

Functionality of Aerosol-Gel Deposited TiO2 Thin Films Processed at Low Temperature

TiO₂ thin films have been deposited using the Aerosol-gel process and heat-treated at low temperature. Functional coatings necessitate reasonably good abrasion resistance in order to support possible damages related to a targeted application. Besides, specific applications of TiO₂ films require additional criteria, e.g. a tailored refractive index, a controlled chemical composition or a suitable crystallization degree. In this paper, we present several low temperature preparation procedures that answer the different criteria and allow to envisage applications on thermally sensitive substrates.     

酞菁配合物掺杂对芘/硅树脂材料光学-氧猝灭特性的影响

基于氧对荧光的猝灭作用, 含荧光探针的高分子复合物已成为定量测定氧浓度或氧分压的新型功能材料. 本工作将酞菁及酞菁的氯铝、镁、硅和铜配位化合物掺杂在芘/聚二甲基硅氧烷光学-氧压传感材料中, 观察了它们的氧猝灭光物理作用. 结果表明, 酞菁配合物掺杂对氧猝灭显示良好的线性响应; 酞菁的硅和铜配合物可有效地增加氧猝灭灵敏度; 而酞菁氯铝降低了氧猝灭的温度系数. 这与发射谱上芘的I₃/I₁值, 芘的微环境极性相对应, 并可归因为芘与酞菁配合物的电子转移性质对荧光猝灭的影响, 以及共轭结构的稳定化和均质化作用.     

Plastic colorimetric film sensors for gaseous ammonia

The preparation and characterization of three different plastic thin-film colorimetric sensors for gaseous ammonia is described. In the film sensors, the neutral form of a pH-sensitive dye (Bromophenol Blue, Bromocresol Green or Chlorophenol Red) was encapsulated in a plastic medium, either poly(vinyl butyral) or ethylcellulose plasticized with tributyl phosphate. Each of these film optodes gave a reproducible and reversible response towards gaseous ammonia. The sensitivity of the film sensors towards ammonia was found to be strongly dependent upon the pK _a of the encapsulated dye. Thus, the film with Chlorophenol Red (pK _a = 6.25), proved to be very insensitive (operating range: 0.29% < %NH₃ < 100%), whereas the film with Bromophenol Blue (pK _a = 4.1), was much more sensitive (operating range: 0.0003% < %NH₃ < 0.11%). The sensitivity of a plastic film sensor decreased markedly with increasing operating temperature and the 90% response (15–38 s) and recovery (820-127 s) times were slow and activation-controlled.     

Design of oxidation-resistant coatings for high-temperature composites

Fabrication of oxidation-resistant carbon fiber reinforced carbon composites requires use of high-temperature CVD deposition of coatings such as SiC. In this paper the use of low-temperature chemical approaches for depositing oxidation-resistant coatings was explored. Coatings of SiO₂, B₂O₃, and SiC were examined, with the intent of distinguishing possible failure mechanisms. Factors contributing to poor oxidation resistance of these coatings include presence of microcracks in the original preparation of the coating and diffusion of oxygen through the coating at high temperatures.     

Electrical surface charge and potential of hematite/yttrium oxide core–shell colloidal particles

Interest in the synthesis of composite colloidal particles consisting of a core and shell with different compositions stems from the fact that such particles can be useful in processes where the properties of both core (e.g., size and shape homogeneity, ease of preparation in large amounts, magnetic characteristics, etc.) and shell (interfacial properties, porosity, chemical stability, etc.) might be of interest. However, the applicability must be based on a proper characterization of those properties. In this work, colloidal spheres of hematite (α-Fe₂O₃) were used as nuclei of mixed particles where the shell is yttrium oxide. The electrical properties of the aqueous interface are compared to those of the pure oxides by means of potentiometric titration of their surface charge and potential against pH, as a function of indifferent electrolyte concentration. It is found that the mixed particles efficiently mimic yttrium oxide, since the behavior of their surface electrical characteristics closely resembles that of the latter compound. Differences are found, however, that can be ascribed to an incomplete or porous coverage, but such divergences are of little significance when an overall comparison is carried out. Received: 30 January 2001 Accepted: 11 July 2001     

Studies of electrochemical behaviour of RuO2-PVC film electrodes: dependence on oxide preparation temperature

Ruthenium dioxide electrodes, prepared on a Pt substrate using coatings of PVC-RuO₂ mixed in THF (designated as RuO₂-PVC film electrode) have been studied for their redox behaviour in 1 M NaOH using variable scan cyclic voltammetry. The various redox transitions in the oxidation state of the central metal ion are characterized using electrochemical parameters such as peak potential, peak current, and surface charge. The effect of oxide preparation temperature, in the range 300–700 °C, on the redox characteristics has also been studied and correlated with the electrochemically active surface area (as measured using small amplitude cyclic voltammetry) and the true surface area (by the BET method). Received: 12 August 1997 / Accepted: 18 October 1999     

Potential use of Plasma-Deposition Techniques in the Preparation of Recognition Coatings for Mass Sensors 1

Abstract

The potential use of plasma-deposition techniques for the preparation of recognition coatings for mass sensors was investigated. Ethylenediamine and 4-vinylpyridine plasma-produced coatings and solution-deposited coatings from commercially available polyethyleneimine and poly(4-vinylpyridine) on quartz crystal microbalances (QCMs) were examined for the detection of acetic acid and other vapors. Freshly prepared QCM plasma-deposited recognition coatings from both ethylenediamine and 4-vinylpyridine were found to be very sensitive to acetic acid vapors. However the sensitivity decreased rapidly with time. Aging effects with solution deposited polymers films were noted as well. It was concluded that plasma-deposition of recognition coatings has great potential in the preparation of recognition coatings. In addition to well known advantages of the use of plasmas for surface film preparation or modification, the technique offers a one-step process of synthesizing and depositing high molecular weight films from volatile compounds not polymerizable by conventional means. A major disadvantage is that the chemical nature of the resulting coating is not easily predictable. However, careful choice of carrier gas and recognition film precursor can do much to simplify the design of effective recognition coatings.

     

PET光学膜紫外光固化硬涂层的制备

本文以改性聚氨酯丙烯酸酯为主体,制备了一种PET光学膜用透明硬涂层材料.讨论了光固化树脂、活性稀释剂、光引发剂等因素对PET光学膜加硬后的硬度、耐磨性、附着力等性能的影响,并从反应机理方面分析探讨了实验结果.经测试:实验制备的涂层硬度5H,附着力100%,经RCA纸带耐磨擦试(500g,1000cycles),PET膜可见光透过率无损失,同时具有低表面张力,出色的柔韧性和良好的耐化学品性.     

Novel High-Performance Ceramics—Amorphous Inorganic Networks from Molecular Precursors

Materials research is an interdisciplinary field in which engineers and physical scientists work together. Since the major binary oxides, nitrides, and carbides, which are currently used as high-performance ceramics, were discovered in the last century, the role of chemistry in the development of materials has become barely noticeable. This has changed only in the recent past as, for example, purity and defined morphology of starting powders were recognized as crucial parameters for enhancing the reliability of ceramic workpieces. While the application of chemical methods led to gradual–though significant–improvements, the true potential of chemistry lies rather in the exploitation of new chemical systems and the development of new preparative routes to already known materials. Such an approach is the preparation of ceramics from molecular or polymeric precursors. Herein we survey the most important contributions to those preparative routes starting from the pioneering work in the 1960s and the 1970s; a certain emphasis is placed on the concepts that we have applied to the preparation of multinary, nonoxide materials and amorphous inorganic networks. The name “amorphous high-performance ceramics” is in fact a contradiction in terms. Such materials are thermodynamically unstable with respect to the transformation or decomposition to crystalline phases, thus excluding their application in sensitive areas at high temperatures. However, the selection of element combinations for which the binding energies are derived from strong, local covalent bonds and which are therefore less dependent on a long-range crystalline order, can yield amorphous materials of remarkable thermal and mechanical durability. This is exemplified by novel quaternary ceramics in the Si/B/N/C system, for which an efficient synthesis, starting from raw materials suitable for industrial production, has been developed. For instance, a material of the composition SiBN₃C remains amorphous up to 1900°C, which is unique, and, with respect to oxidation, is the most stable nonoxide ceramic known to date. Another advantage of this in several respects unsurpassed material is the simple way, in which the viscosity of the polymeric precursors can be adjusted to various methods of shaping. So far infiltrations and coatings have been realized. Most developed is the preparation of fibers, which in terms of their performance characteristics are significantly better than those currently available.     

Rapid response behavior,at room temperature,of a nanofiber-structured TiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> sensor to selected simulant chemical-warfare agents

A chemical prototype sensor was constructed based on nanofiber-structured TiO₂ and highly sensitive quartz resonators. The gas-sensing behavior of this new sensor to selected simulant warfare agents was investigated at room temperature. Results showed rapid response and good reversibility of this sensor when used with high-purity nitrogen. This provides a simple approach to preparation of materials needed as chemical sensors for selected organic volatiles or warfare agents. Figure Sensing behavior of TiO₂ nanofiber sensor to chemical vapors     

Boron-bearing species in ceramic matrix composites for long-term aerospace applications

Boron-bearing refractory species are introduced in non-oxide ceramic matrix fibrous composites (such as SiC/SiC composites) to improve their oxidation resistance under load at high temperatures with a view to applications in the aerospace field. B-doped pyrocarbon and hex-BN have been successfully used as interphase (instead of pure pyrocarbon) either as homogeneous or multilayered fiber coatings, to arrest and deflect matrix cracks formed under load (mechanical fuse function) and to give toughness to the materials. A self-healing multilayered matrix is designed and used in a model composite, which combines B-doped pyrocarbon mechanical fuse layers and B- and Si-bearing compound (namely B₄C and SiC) layers forming B₂O₃-based fluid healing phases when exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere. All the materials are deposited by chemical vapor infiltration. Lifetimes under tensile loading of several hundreds hours at high temperatures are reported.     

Sol-Gel Deposition of ZrO2 Films in Air and in Oxygen-Free Atmospheres for Chemical Protection of 304 Stainless Steel: A Comparative Corrosion Study

ZrO₂ coatings for corrosion protection were deposited on 304 stainless steel by sol-gel method using zirconium propoxide as precursor and densified in air and in oxygen-free (argon or nitrogen) atmospheres. XRD and IR data of the films were practically independent of the atmosphere used in the densification step showing that the ceramic oxide is properly formed from the precursor. The corrosion behavior of the stainless steel substrate was studied by potentiodynamic polarization curves in the absence and the presence of ZrO₂ coatings prepared in air, argon or nitrogen. The coatings extended the lifetime of the material by a factor of almost eight in a very aggressive environment, independently of the preparation procedure. The possibility of depositing pure or mixed oxide films by sol-gel methods in the absence of additional oxygen will allow the preparation of specific coatings onto oxygen-reactive substrates.     

Kinetics of Silicon Nitride Formation on SiO2‐Derived Rice Husk Ash Using the Chemical Vapor Infiltration Method

Since silicon nitride coatings on silicon dioxide are attractive for the semiconductor and electronics industries, cognizance of their formation kinetics is crucial for optimization of production parameters. In this contribution, the deposition kinetics (rate constant and activation energy) of Si₃N₄ by the hybrid system chemical vapor infiltration route (HYSY‐CVI), starting from N₂:NH₃ and SiF₄ (produced by the decomposition of Na₂SiF₆) has been studied. The deposition rate equation for Si₃N₄ was established from several possible gas‐phase or surface reaction steps involved in the growth of Si₃N₄ coatings onto silica‐derived rice husk ash (RHA). Based on a judicious analysis of four different models, it was found that Freundlich's adsorption model satisfactorily represents the rate of Si₃N₄ deposition process onto RHA.     

基于共轭高分子材料的光学生物传感器*

以聚芴、聚噻吩、聚乙炔为典型代表的共轭导电高分子材料,是作为传感元件进行光、电信号传导的优异材料,目前已成为生物传感器领域研究的热点。基于不同类型,不同性质的共轭高分子所设计的传感策略特色各异,功能也不尽相同,例如,利用共轭高分子可以与某些电子/能量受体之间发生电子/能量转移的特点,可以使传感器的检测信号得到数百万倍的放大,从而极大地提高检测的灵敏度;利用共轭高分子的光学性质随构象变化而变化的特点,则可以实现对靶介导的生物分子的构象或结构转变的检测。本文对各种基于不同传感策略的共轭高分子光学生物传感器研究进行了综述,并对该领域的发展前景进行了展望。