Study of chemical bonds in a-B/C:H films by electron probe microanalysis

This paper describes the study of chemical bonds in amorphous hydrogen rich boron/carbon (a-B/C:H) films by electron probe microanalysis. The films were deposited on Si single crystals by plasma chemical vapour deposition with a precursor-carborane (C₂B₁₀H₁₂) in a laboratory setup. A film thickness and B/C ratio up to a value of 8000 Å and 4, respectively, have been obtained. The analysis of boron and carbon X-ray emission spectra has shown that the nearest order in the films is characterized by the coexistence of C-C, B-C and B-B bonds for B/C 1 and of B-B and B-C bonds for B/C 4. After two years exposure in air the oxygen content in the films increases from 2–5 to 15–20 at.%.     

掺杂8-羟基喹啉铝薄膜的电致发光特性研究

在具有电致发光(EL)的有机整合染料8-羟基喹啉铝(Alq3)中接以染料罗丹明6G(R6G),用真空热蒸发的方法制备器件,获得了峰值波长575nm的黄色直流薄膜电致发光,从而通过掺杂改变了发光颜色.并在Alq3发光层不同区域插入一掺杂薄层(Alq3:R6G),利用其发光波长与未掺杂部分(Alq3)的不同,以此作为“探测层”,通过对器件光谱及电学特性的测量与分析,探讨了有关发光区域,发光机理,界面对发光影响等基本问题.     

Coating and water permeation properties of SiO2 thin films prepared by the sol-gel method on nylon-6 substrates

Nylon-6 substrates were coated with SiO₂ thin films by the sol-gel method and their water permeability coefficient was evaluated. Methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) and tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) were used as starting materials. The addition of MTES to TEOS has enabled the formation of crack-free thin films on the substrates. The thin films strongly adhered to the substrates. The water permeability coefficients of nylon-6 substrates coated with these thin films decreased with the increase in the ratio of TEOS to the total alkoxides. The pretreatment of the nylon-6 substrates with -aminopropyltriethoxysilane was found to be effective to suppress the water permeability. The water permeability was suppressed by about 40% under the optimal condition.     

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE AND MORPHOLOGY OF NASCENT SAMPLES OF SYMMETRIC AROMATIC POLYESTERS I.POLY(P-PHENYLENE TEREPHTHALATE)

The morphology and crystal structure of poly(p-phenylene terephthalate) (PPT), prepared by confined thin film melt (CTFMP) and solution (CTFSP) and bulk solution polymerization, were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, electron diffraction and molecular modeling. The unit cell is monoclinic (P21/a space group) with parameters a =7.89, b = 5.49, c =12.65 A α= γ= 90°,β= 100.33°, density = 1.48 g/cm3, the a, b andβ values differing slightly from those reported previously in the literature. A degree of variation in relative intensities of hk0 reflections in, apparently, untilted [001] ED patterns was observed from a given sample, suggesting some variation in molecular packing. ED evidence was found for a second phase, with [001] appearing the same as for phase Ⅱ of the related poly(p-oxybenzoate) (PpOBA)polymer. CTFMP crystals polymerized above 220°C (up to 370°C) and CTFSP crystals polymerized at 300°C consisted of lamellae 100-200 A thick.     

Preparation of a novel self-assembling nonlinear optical (NLO) polymer film

A novel self-assembling crosslinking second harmonic generation nonlinear optical (SHG/NLO) film with high SHG coefficient (2×10-7 e.s,u.by IR dichroism) was prepared by morecular design and "in-situ poling and sol-gel process".The content of the NLO chromophore (S)-(-)-1-(4)-mtrophenyl-2-pyrrolidinemethanol (NPP) is as high as 50 mol% since NPP molecules probably disperse in the film at a molecular level The film is rigid,uni form and transparent.This designed clathrate supermolecular structure was poved by IR,atomic force microseopv (AFM) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) detection.The title film exhibits a long-term temporal stability with 95% of the initial value of SHG coefficient maintained even after 20 d at 65℃(by UV spectroscopy)     

Preparation and properties of insoluble films of cyclodextrin condensation polymers

The preparation and properties of smooth and stable films of cyclodextrin polymers are described. The commercially available water soluble prepolymers of-, -, and-cyclodextrin of low molecular masses were crosslinked with glutaric dialdehyde. Side-chain unreacted aldehyde groups were reduced with sodium borohydride. For the-cyclodextrin polymer, optimum film performance was found for a 1:10 mass ratio of glutaric dialdehyde to prepolymer, which corresponds to a molar ratio of glutaric dialdehyde to cyclodextrin units of about 1.75: 1. Such films, of thickness 2.4 µm, were prepared on metallic or glassy-carbon substrates for characterization by scanning-electron microscopy, and for studies with the electrochemical quartz-crystal microbalance.     

Ester Elimination: A General Solvent Dependent Non-Hydrolytic Route to Metal and Mixed-Metal Oxides

Molecular routes to metal oxides has become an area of intensescientific interest due to the technological relevance of thesematerials. Molecular routes are proving important as a result ofthe possibility to control the physical and chemical propertiesof the final materials.We have chosen to study non-hydrolytic methods, namely esterelimination reactions between two prototypical molecularprecursors metal alkoxides, M(OR)_n, and metal carboxylates, M(O₂CR)_n, to synthesize metal oxides: This method allows for the synthesis of pure metal oxides bycomplete elimination of the organic supporting ligands withconcomitant formation of M-O-M bridges.Furthermore, incomplete esterelimination can lead to isolation of molecular clusters asintermediates which can also be used as building blocks for theformation of metal oxides with controlled microstructure.Here we report a series of reactions between Sn and Si alkoxidesand carboxylates designed to gain further insight into thefactors governing ester elimination reactions. By choosingcompounds with varying coordination environments and stericaccessibility we have devised a set of criteria which shouldallow for successful ester elimination between metal alkoxide andcarboxylate compounds. Furthermore we have also shown theability of ester elimination derived molecular clusters withspecific microstructure to be used in the synthesis of bulkmaterials retaining the structural attributes of the precursor cluster.     

合成高分子膜透气速率的温度依赖性

近年来以气体选择性分离为目的的合成高分子膜的研究取得了巨大的进步。气体分离膜的两个基本性能参数是透气速率J及选择系数α。同一个膜,在较高温度使用时,往往是J值增大,α值下降,因此选择适当地操作温度,以便得到最佳的J-α搭配是很重要的。本文讨论了甲基硅橡胶(MSR)、天然橡胶(NR)、乙丙橡胶(EPR)、聚乙烯(PE)、聚(4-甲基戊烯-1)(TPX)等材料的均质膜或复合膜,在不同温度下的氧、氮透过速率,计算了各种膜材料的氧、氮表观透过活化能,并对其本质进行了探讨。     

Organosoluble and transparent polyimides derived from alicyclic dianhydride and aromatic diamines

Organosoluble polyimides were synthesized with the alicyclic dianhydride 1,8‐dimethylbicyclo[2,2,2]oct‐7‐ene‐2,3,5,6‐tetracarboxylic dianhydride and aromatic diamines. The polyimides possessed good solubility both in strong dipolar solvents and in common solvents; the thermal decomposition temperature of the polyimides exceeded 420 °C. Strong and flexible films of the polyimides, with the cutoff of ultraviolet–visible absorption lower than 310–320 nm, exhibited good features as the alignment layers for nematic liquid crystals with pretilt angles of 1.5–2.9°. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 110–119, 2002