Heteroepitaxial growth of β-SiC on silicon substrate using SiCl4-C3H8-H2 system

Single crystals of β-SiC were prepared on Si substrates at a temperature around 1390°C with the standard conditions: H₂ ≈ 1 1/min, SiCl₄≈3 ml/min, C₃H₈≈1 ml/min, deposition period≈10 min. The dependences of the growth rate and the crystallinity on the substrate temperature were studied. By detailed reflection electron diffraction analyses, the crystallinity of β-SiC with 1 μm thickness was found to be better for the layer on the (100) and (110)Si substrates than for that on the (111)Si substrate. An activation energy of 25kcal/mole was obtained for the formation of β-SiC. Optimum conditions to obtain thicker β-SiC films are discussed.     

Selective epitaxial growth by UHV-CVD using Si2H6 and Cl2

The conditions under which selective epitaxial growth (SEG) is achieved in UHV-CVD with Si₂H₆ are determined by the amount of Si₂H₆ molecules being supplied, and there is a critical gas supply amount (F_c) beyond which SEG will break down and lose its selectivity. The value of F_c is itself determined by two factors, growth temperature and the material used for masking, i.e. SiO₂, Si₃N₄. We found that this limiting factor of F_c was increased through the addition of a small amount of Cl₂, and that after such addition, the resulting decrease in growth rate is minimal.     

Crystal and Molecular Structures of C6H5CH2SOCH2CONHCH2C6H5 and C6H5SOCH2CON(iC3H7)2

Abstract  The crystal structures for two of the ligands C₆H₅CH₂SOCH₂CONHCH₂C₆H₅ (1) and C₆H₅SOCH₂CON(ⁱC₃H₇)₂ (2) have been determined by X-ray diffraction. These compounds crystallize in orthorhombic system with space groups and cell parameters, Pca21(no. 29), a = 8.4600(5) ?, b = 5.3534(5) ?, c = 32.136(2) ?, V = 1455.42(15) ?³ and Pna21(no. 33) a = 17.5563(11) ?, b = 5.7902(4) ?, c = 14.2866(9) ?, V = 1452.30(16) ?³, respectively. These molecules are stabilized in solid state by various intra and intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions to give polymeric structures. The reported IR spectra of these compounds in solid state could be explained on the basis of the observed intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions. Index Abstract  The title compounds C₆H₅CH₂SOCH₂CONHCH₂C₆H₅ (1) and C₆H₅SOCH₂CON(ⁱC₃H₇)₂ (2) were prepared by the oxidation of corresponding sulfides with H₂O₂/SeO₂ in methanol and their structures were determined. The structures show that the SO and CO groups are having “anti” configuration in 1 and “syn” configuration in 2. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

Phase equilibria in the Ba2Na3[B3O6]2F-BaF2 system

The phase equilibria in the Ba₂Na₃[B₃O₆]₂F-BaF₂ section, which belongs to the ternary mutual Ba, Na//BO₂,F system, have been studied by the methods of solid-phase synthesis, visual polythermal analysis, and differential-thermal analyses. It is shown that this section can be used to grow bulk Ba₂Na₃[B₃O₆]₂F crystals.     

Crystal growth of NdAl3(BO3)4 from K2O/MoO3/Nd2O3/B2O3/KF flux

NdAl₃(BO₃)₄ single crystals were grown by the flux method and the TSSG technique using a K₂O/3MoO₃/B₂O₃/0.5Nd₂O₃/KF flux system. Light-violet clear crystals could be obtained. The effects of fluoride on the growth of NAB crystals were investigated. As the content of KF was gradually increased, the growth form of NAB was changed from the equant to the columnar and the primary crystalline region of NAB was shrinked. At the ratio of KF/K₂O = 0.75, NAB crystals could not be grown.     

Crystal growth and characterization of K2B4O11H8

Single crystals of K₂B₄O₁₁H₈, a non-centrosymmetric borate material, have been prepared by slow evaporation of water solution at room temperature. The crystals were colorless and transparent with smooth faces. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis showed that K₂B₄O₁₁H₈ crystallized in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ with a=6.8556(6) Å, b=11.7787(12) Å, c=12.8949(14) Å, Z=4, R₁=0.0188, and wR₂=0.0464. The powder X-ray diffractometry (PXRD), infrared spectrum, transmittance spectrum, TG–DTA curves and second harmonic generation properties of title compound have been determined.     

Single-crystal growth of the high-pressure phase B2O3 II

The technique and results of the hydrothermal single-crystal growth of the high-pressure phase B₂O₃ II are described. Transparent colorless crystals 450 × 450 × 150 μm in size have been grown under hydrothermal conditions (pressure 5 GPa, temperature range 1425–1025 K, and cooling rate ∼100 K/h).     

Supercritical fluctuations in the B2O3PbOAl2O3 system

A small-angle X-ray diffraction study of the supercritical region of the B₂O₃PbOAl₂O₃ immiscibility surface is presented. This is the first time that diffraction methods have been applied to the study of critical opalescence in a system of oxides at high temperatures. Debye's theory is shown to be applicable and, from the spectra correlation lengths and the range of molecular interactions l is calculated. The topography of the supercritical region is determined and the relationship between l and the main interatomic distances in the melt discussed.     

Phase equilibria and growth of β-BaB2O4 crystals in the BaB2O4-Ba2Na3[B3O6]2F system

A complex investigation of the BaB₂O₄-Ba₂Na₃[B₃O₆]₂F cut, which belongs to the ternary mutual Ba, Na//BO₂, F (BaB₂O₄-(NaBO₂)₂-(NaF)₂-BaF2) system, has been performed. The cut is quasibinary, with the following eutectics coordinates: 810 ± 5°C, 85 mol % Ba₂Na₃[B₃O₆]₂F, 15 mol % BaB₂O₄. It is shown that this system can be used to grow bulk β-BaB₂O₄ crystals.     

Synthesis and crystal structures of two copper(I) π-complexes with 1-allyloxybenzotriazole of CuBr?C6H4N3(OC3H5) and 2CuCl?C6H4N3(OC3H5) compositions

Both compounds of CuBr⋅C₆H₄N₃(OC₃H₅) (sp. gr. P1, a = 7.633(1) Å, b = 9.987(1) Å, c = 14.898(2) Å, α = 104.75(1)^∘, β = 94.76(1)^∘, γ = 106.90(1)^∘) (I) and 2CuCl⋅C₆H₄N₃(OC₃H₅) (sp. gr. Cc, a = 11.2483(4) Å, b = 16.7076(6) Å, c = 7.2948(3) Å, β = 118.612(2)^∘) (II) composition were prepared by alternating-current electrochemical synthesis. In I due to a bridging function of organic moieties 16-membered cycles appear which are combined into ribbons {Cu₂Br₂[(C₆H₄N₃(OC₃H₅)]₂}_n. Each of two crystallographically independent copper atom possesses a trigonal-pyramidal arrangement with different degree of tetrahedral distortion. Distinctive numbers of hydrogen bonds around Br1 and Br2 atoms cause rather appreciable distinctions in copper–olefinic bond interaction effectiveness for each metal atom. In II Cu₂Cl₂ rhombs are joined to infinite chains oriented along [010] direction. Each ligand molecule is also coordinated through the C=C—bond of the allylic group to copper atom of one inorganic chain and through the nitrogen atom to a metal atom belonging to another copper-halide chain. Cu1 atoms is tetrahedrally surrounded by three chlorine atoms and nitrogen one, whereas a trigonal-planar arrangement of Cu2 atom is formed by two halogen atoms and slightly disordered olefinic group.     

Magnetic resonance of the B2O3Na2OMoO3 vitreous system

The structure and properties of molybdenum-doped soda-borate glasses were studied by means of electron paramagnetic resonance as functions of the molybdenum oxide concentration in the range 1–25 mol% MoO₃, the keeping time of the samples at the preparation temperature in the range of 15–180 min, the preparation temperature in the range of 900–1300°C, and the soda-borate matrix composition in the range 0–34 mol% Na₂O.The EPR measurements gave evidence of the existence of three types of site for the Mo⁵⁺ ions, their relative fraction as well as the paramagnetic center density and the EPR lineshape symmetry being dependent on the above-mentioned factors. The evolution of the ¹¹B NMR lineshape in the studied samples also showed that the fourfold-coordinated boron atoms fraction is greatly influenced by the modification of these factors. The good agreement between the structural information obtained by ¹¹B NMR and Mo⁵⁺ EPR studies recommends the EPR spectra of Mo⁵⁺ ions as an excellent sensor for the structure of the borate glasses.     

Synthesis, Spectroscopic Characterization and Crystal Structure of a New Acetyl phosphorylamidate P(O)[NHC(O)C6H4(4-NO2)][N(CH(CH3)2)(CH2C6H5)]2

Abstract  

A new acetyl phosphorylamidate P(O)[NHC(O)C₆H₄(4-NO₂)][N(CH(CH₃)₂)(CH₂C₆H₅)]₂ has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, ¹H, ¹³C and ³¹P NMR, IR and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Single crystal X-ray analysis shows that it belongs to triclinic system, space group P[`1] P\bar{1} , with a = 10.5868(16) Å, b = 11.8058(18) Å, c = 12.4364(19) Å, α = 65.410(3)°, β = 67.492(4)°, γ = 85.879(3)°, V = 1,298.6(3) Å³, and Z = 2. The intermolecular PO···HN hydrogen bond makes H-bonded dimer of molecule with Ci symmetry. In the crystal network, the dimers are aggregated in the chain arrays through π-stacking between p-NO₂–C₆H₄–C(O)–NH– moieties. Moreover, weak C–H···O and C–H···π interactions exist in the crystal network.     

Retarded elasticity in B2O3GeO2 glasses

The retarded elasticity was investigated for B₂O₃GeO₂ glasses having network structure in the glass transition range by using a compressive method. The compliance (J_∞) determined at the final stage of each measurement displayed a maximum for roughly constant viscosity (η ? 10¹⁴ P) in all the B₂O₃GeO₂ glasses and was simulated by the same equation applied for AsS glasses reported in a previous paper [1].

$\text{J}{}_{\mathrm{\infty }}\text{=(1?k}{}_2\text{keta;}{}_{\mathrm{G}}\text{keta;}\text{)[?}{}_1\text{(}\text{k}{}_1\text{keta;}\text{)+?}{}_2\text{(}\text{nk}{}_1\text{keta;}\text{)]}$

, where $\text{K}{}_1\text{, k}{}_2\text{, ?}{}_1\text{, ?}{}_2\text{and}\text{n}$ are parameters and η_G is the viscosity related to the retarded elasticity. The terms (k₁/η) and (nk₁/η) are assumed to be equal to one for all their values exceeding one. For B₂O₃GeO₂ glasses, the deformation due to the retarded elasticity could be alloted to two structural elements: the first element related to the term $\text{?}{}_1\text{(k}{}_1\text{/η)}$ and the second element related to the term $\text{?}{}_2\text{(nk}{}_1\text{/η)}$. The values of $\text{?}{}_1$ showed almost no variance with the glass composition, but $\text{?}{}_2$ had a minimum at the composition of 50 mol% GeO₂. These data suggest that the contribution of the second element is the smallest at B₂O₃/GeO₂ = 1. The values of k₂ were close to that of As₂S₃ glass having the network structure. k₁ and n (or nk₁) were almost constant regardless of the composition, respectively. These data suggest that the inhibition due to the viscosity starts at an approximately constant viscosity in B₂O₃GeO₂ glasses.     

Precipitation of In2O3 nano-crystallites from glasses in the system Na2O/B2O3/Al2O3/In2O3

Glasses in the system Na₂O/B₂O₃/Al₂O₃/In₂O₃ were melted and subsequently tempered in the range from 500 to 700 °C. Depending on the chemical composition, various crystalline phases were observed. From samples without Al₂O₃, In₂O₃ could not be crystallized from homogeneous glasses, because either spontaneous In₂O₃ crystallization occurred during cooling, or other phases such as NaInO₂ were formed during tempering. The addition of alumina, however, controlled the crystallization of In₂O₃. Depending on the crystallization temperature applied, the crystallite sizes were in the range from 13 to 53 nm. The glass matrix can be dissolved by soaking the powdered glass in water. This procedure can be used to prepare nano-crystalline In₂O₃-powders.     

A thermodynamic factor influencing the growth rate and purity of epitaxial layers in the Ga-AsCl3-H2 system

Thermodynamic calculations of the Ga-AsCl₃-H₂ VPE system were expanded to incorporate the incompleteness of the reaction between the source Ga and gas phase. As a result, a saturation temperature was obtained, at which the gas phase reaches equilibrium with the substrate GaAs. The effect of incomplete contact between the gas and the source Ga was taken into account in the calculation by a flow efficiency which defined the hypothetical fraction of the gas which made complete contact with the source Ga. The limitation of the kinetics was described by a reaction efficiency which was incorporated into the reaction constant. The saturation temperature was measured experimentally for two reactors with different geometry. Values of the two efficiencies were derived and their dependence on growth conditions were also examined. The growth rate and undoped impurity level were found to be related in a simpler and perhaps more fundamental way to the saturation temperature than to other growth parameters.     

Thermo-optic properties of B2O3 doped Li2O-Al2O3-SiO2 glass-ceramics

Reduction in the temperature coefficient of the optical path length, dS/dT of Li₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glass-ceramics with near-zero thermal expansion coefficient was attempted using control of the temperature coefficient of electronic polarizability, ?, and the thermal expansion coefficient, α. The dS/dT value of 2.6 mol% B₂O₃-doped glass-ceramic was 12.5  × 10⁻⁶/°C, which was 0.9 ×  10⁻⁶/°C smaller than that of B₂O₃-free glass-ceramic. On the other hand, reduction in dS/dT through B₂O₃ doping was not confirmed in precursor glasses. Results showed that reduction in dS/dT of the glass-ceramic through B₂O₃ doping is caused by the reduction in ?. The reduction in ? from B₂O₃ doping was probably attributable to numerical reduction in non-bridging oxide ions with larger ? value by the concentration of boron ions in the residual glass phase. In addition, application of hydrostatic pressure during crystallization was effective to inhibit precipitation of β-spodumene solid solution, which thereby decreases dS/dT. The dS/dT value of B₂O₃-doped glass-ceramic crystallized under 196 MPa was 11.7 ×  10⁻⁶/°C. That value was slightly larger than that of silica glass. The α value of this glass-ceramic was smaller than that of silica glass.     

Variation of optical basicity with probe ion,for Cs2O + B2O3 and Li2O + B2O3 glasses

Optical basicities (Γ) for Cs₂O + B₂O₃ and Li₂O + B₂O₃ glasses have been measured as a function of glass composition, using Tl⁺, Pb²⁺ and Bi³⁺ probe ions. The three probe ions register different values of Γ for glasses of given composition (and also for pure B₂O₃ glass and water). The divergence decreases as the alkali metal ion size decreases.For the Li₂O + B₂O₃ glasses, ideal (calculated) optical basicities agree within experimental precision with experimental values registered by Pb²⁺ (Γ_Pb²⁺) up to about 15 mol% Li₂O. For higher Li₂O contents, and for the Cs₂O + B₂O₃ glasses, ideal optical basicities agree less well with Γ_Pb²⁺, but show similar trends with composition to those shown by Γ_Pb²⁺.     

Crystal structure and hydrogen bonding of propargylammonium hexafluorosilicate, 2(C3H6N)+ (SiF6)2?

The X-ray crystal structure of propargylammonium hexafluorosilicate, 2(C₃H₆N)⁺ (SiF₆)²⁻, is determined. The SiF₆ anion is involved in N−H...F and C−H...F interactions with eight surrounding cations. This involves two-three-and four-center N−H...F hydrogen bonds, and additional C−H...F interactions with C...F distances down to 2.963(6) ?. The alkynyl C−H donors form only C−H...F interactions of unfavorable geometries.     

Kinetics and mechanisms of surface reactions in epitaxial growth of Si from SiH4 and Si2H6

Surface science and kinetic modelling studies of the surface chemical mechanisms active during low pressure chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and chemical beam epitaxy (CBE) growth of Si from mono- and disilane are summarized. Time-of-flight direct recoiling (DR) is discussed as an in situ method to analyze the composition of the growth interface. Steady state measurements of surface hydrogen coverage (θ_H) are made by DR in situ during CBE Si growth from Si₂H₆ and SiH₄, and are illustrated here. Key results using other experimental methods are briefly discussed.     

Densities of Li2O–B2O3 melts

The densities have been systematically measured in xLi₂O–(1−x)B₂O₃ melts of different compositions with Li₂O content varying from x=0 to 0.68 from their respective melting points up to about 1450 K with a modified Archimedean method. The density decreased with increasing temperature for all the melts measured in this work. When x<0.15, the plot of temperature versus density could be well fitted by a quadratic polynomial function, and when x0.15, density decreased linearly with increasing temperature. At a fixed temperature, the density of the melts increased rapidly with Li₂O content, went through a maximum at about x=0.333 (Li₂O–2B₂O₃), and then decreased slowly as Li₂O content was further increased. In addition, the volume expansion coefficient (β) was calculated based on the densities measured in this work, and it was found that a maximum value appeared in the dependence of β on the molar ratio of Li₂O at about x=0.333.