Nanopatterning of functional materials by gas phase pattern deposition of self-assembled molecular thin films in combination with electrodeposition

We present a general methodology to pattern functional materials on the nanometer scale using self-assembled molecular templates on conducting substrates. A soft lithographic gas phase edge patterning process using poly(dimethylsiloxane) molds was employed to form electrically isolating organosilane patterns of a few nanometer thickness and a line width that could be tuned by varying the time of deposition. Electrodeposition was employed to deposit patterns of Ni and ZnO on these prepatterned substrates. Deposition occurred only on patches of the substrate where no organosilane monolayer was present. The process is simple, inexpensive, and scalable to large areas. We achieved formation of metallic and oxide material patterns with a lateral resolution of 80 nm.     

Paley�CWiener Functions with a Generalized Spectral Gap

It is well known that real functions whose Fourier transform vanishes around the origin must have many sign changes. We show that a similar phenomenon occurs for real Paley–Wiener functions whose Fourier transform is “smoother” at the origin than elsewhere. We also show that if the Fourier transform of a function is “less smooth” in a neighborhood of the origin than elsewhere, then the function cannot have too many real zeros.     

Atomic-emission spectrum analysis of soil

A method of the atomic-emission spectrum analysis of soil has been developed for control of the accumulation of technogenic impurities in environmental objects. A sample, after calcination at 550°C, is evaporated in an arc discharge. Spectra are recorded by a DFS-8 spectrograph. Simultaneously, determination is made of Li, Ba, Sr, Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni, Co, Pb, Bi, Mo, V, Ge, Ga, Y, Nb, Sn, Cd. For the majority of the elements the detection limits are lower than their percent abundance in the crust and their maximum permissible concentrations. Institute for Single Crystals, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 60, Lenin Ave., Khar'kov, 310001, Ukraine. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 396–399, May–June, 1997.     

X-Ray analysis of aqueous concentrates using organic glassy specimens

A simple and accessible method for the production of glassy specimens from aqueous concentrates based on saccharose is proposed. During the process of such a specimen preparation an additional concentration of impurities takes place. These saccharose specimens were used for the X-ray fluorescence determination of Se in waste water with crystallization preconcentration. Received: 17 July 1997 / Revised: 8 December 1997 / Accepted: 11 December 1997     

Pulsed laser deposition of PZT/Pt composite thin films with high dielectric constants

PbZr_0.53Ti_0.47O₃ (PZT) thin films containing nanoparticles of Pt (3–10 nm) were produced using pulsed laser deposition (PLD). The Pt content can be tuned by varying the energy density of the laser beam. Phase and microstructure analysis of the thin films was performed using XRD, SEM, TEM and AFM. The electrical properties were investigated by C–V and I–V measurements. The effective dielectric constant of the composite films increased substantially through the Pt dispersion. These films are promising candidates, for instance, for high-density dynamic random access memory (DRAM) devices. PACS 77.22.Ch; 77.84.Lf; 81.15.Fg