Physical and chemical properties of silicon carbonitride nanocrystalline films

Nanocrystalline transparent films SiC_xN_y were obtained by plasma-enhanced chemical deposition within the temperature range 473–1173 K from low pressure gas phase from a mixture of hexamethyldisilazane vapor, ammonia, and helium. Physical chemical properties of the films obtained were studied by IR and Raman spectroscopy, ellipsometry, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, high resolution transmission electron spectroscopy and synchrotron radiation powder diffaction. Voltage-capacity and voltage-current measurements were also made. The dependence of chemical and phase composition of the films on deposition conditions was determined, and the formation of approximately 2 nm sized spherical nanocrystals within the films was established. The nanocrystals are formed by a phase similar to usual α-Si₃N₄, with silicon atoms partially substituted by carbon ones.     

(Allylamino)silanes: Synthesis,Properties, and Prospects of Use in Producing New Materials

Russian Journal of General Chemistry - Methods for the synthesis and purification of dimethyldi(allylamino)silane, ethyldi(allylamino)silane, and methyltri(allylamino)silane were developed. The...     

A Water-Stable Lanthanide Coordination Polymer as Multicenter Platform for Ratiometric Luminescent Sensing Antibiotics

As a hot topic of global concern, the distinguishing and detecting of antibiotic pollution is crucial owing to its adverse effect on ecosystems and human health stemming from excessive use and poor management. Herein, a water-stable lanthanide coordination polymer sensor (Dy-TCPB) with multiple emitting centers is prepared. The versatile Dy-TCPB can conveniently differentiate various antibiotics, and displays a self-calibration luminescent response to nitrofurazone (NFZ) and furazolidone (FZD). Each antibiotic exhibits notable correlation to a unique combination of the two ligand-to-Dy ion emission intensity ratios, enabling two-dimensional fingerprint recognition. Furthermore, the novel self-calibration sensor demonstrates effective recognition of NFZ and FZD with excellent sensitivity and selectivity, and detection limits as low as 0.0476 and 0.0482 μm for NFZ and FZD, respectively. The synthetic approach for the fabrication of a singular coordination polymer exhibiting multiple emissions provides a promising strategy for the development of facile and effective ratiometric sensors.     

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF AMORPHOUS BORON CARBONITRIDE FILMS

Journal of Structural Chemistry - We report a comprehensive study of the effect of the chemical structure of boron carbonitride films on the variability of their functional characteristics. The...     

DIELECTRIC LAYERS BCxNy: SYNTHESIS BY THE DECOMPOSITION OF VAPORS OF ORGANOBORON COMPOUNDS,COMPOSITION AND CHEMICAL STRUCTURE

Journal of Structural Chemistry - Composition, chemical structure, and dielectric characteristics of boron carbonitride films BCxNy prepared by chemical vapor deposition upon thermal and plasma...     

N-substituted hexamethyldisilazanes as new substances for the synthesis of functional films in the system Si-Ge-C-N-H

N-Organylbis(trimethylsilyl)amines of the general formula RN(SiMe₃)₂ (R = Me₃Si, Et₃Ge) were synthesized by reaction of sodium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide with the corresponding trialkylsilyl(germyl) halide. Their IR, UV, and ¹H, ¹³C, and ²⁹Si NMR spectra were studied, and saturated vapor pressures and thermal stabilities were determined. The possibility of using the RN(SiMe₃)₂ compounds as precursors in chemical vapor deposition of films with specified composition was estimated by thermodynamic modeling.     

Peculiarities of the growth of KDP single crystals with incorporated aluminium oxyhydroxide nanoparticles

Grown for the first time are KH₂PO₄ (KDP) crystals with incorporated aluminium oxyhydroxide Al₂O₃·nH₂O nanoparticles (n=3.5–3.6). The influence of the nanoparticles on the structure perfection and the growth kinetics of the crystal faces are studied. The presence of the nanoparticles in the crystal matrix is confirmed by the results of chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The most essential inhibiting effect of the nanoparticles is observed for the {100} faces. The mechanism of influence of the nanoparticles on the {100} faces growth is explained on the base of the Cabrera–Vermilyea (C–V) model using Langmuir adsorption isotherm.     

Chemical processes in a plasma centrifuge

Investigations on separating hydrogen isotopes have been carried out in a system with plasma rotating in crossed E × B fields— a plasma centrifuge. The processing of chemical reactions in the plasma phase in a strong centrifugal field was simulated. High radial separation factors (up to 140) have been obtained for the decomposition of water vapor with simultaneous separation of hydrogen and oxygen. Because of spatial separation of the dissociation products there was no need for their special quenching.     

Chemical vapor deposition of boron-containing films using B(OAlk)3 as precursors: thermodynamic modeling

Russian Chemical Bulletin - Thermodynamic modeling of the process of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of boron-containing films in the chemical system B—C—O—H was carried out. The...