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Double cation formation from the Photo-Fragmentation of the closo-Carboranes (2014)
Journal Article

Time-of-flight mass analysis with multi-stop coincidence detection has been used to study the multi-cation ionic fragmentation via fission of three isomeric carborane icosahedral cage compounds closo-1,2-orthocarborane, closo-1,7-metacarborane, closo... Read More about Double cation formation from the Photo-Fragmentation of the closo-Carboranes.

Synthesis of pure lithium amide nanoparticles (2013)
Journal Article
Baldissin, G., Boag, N., Tang, C., & Bull, D. (2013). Synthesis of pure lithium amide nanoparticles. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 1993-1996. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201201535

Deprotonation of ammonia with n-butyllithium offers a facile synthetic route to produce pure lithium amide exhibiting fine granularity, which facilitates the complete thermal decomposition to lithium imide at a relatively low temperature of 600 K. Sy... Read More about Synthesis of pure lithium amide nanoparticles.

New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes (2010)
Thesis
Platt, N. New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The Thesis is based upon the development of novel synthetic strategies
towards heteroatom substituted boranes. The strategies that have been developed and
their application towards the synthesis of new species and their characterisation are
dis... Read More about New and improved syntheses of heteroatom substituted boranes.

Trans-Bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato-kappa O-2,O ')bis(4-methyl-1,2,3-selenadiazole-kappa N-3)copper(II) (2010)
Journal Article
Boag, N., Jackson, A., Lickiss, P., Pilkington, R., & Redhouse, A. (2010). Trans-Bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato-kappa O-2,O ')bis(4-methyl-1,2,3-selenadiazole-kappa N-3)copper(II). Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 66(2), M241. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810001297

In the title compound, [Cu(C5HF6O2)(2)(C3H4N2Se)(2)], the Cu-II atom (site symmetry (1) over bar) is coordinated by two O,O'-bidentate 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione (hp) ligands and two 4-methyl-1,2,3-selenadiazole molecules, resulting in a... Read More about Trans-Bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato-kappa O-2,O ')bis(4-methyl-1,2,3-selenadiazole-kappa N-3)copper(II).

Photofragmentation of thecloso-Carboranes Part II: VUV Assisted Dehydrogenation in thecloso-Carboranes and Semiconducting B10C2HxFilms (2010)
Journal Article

The dehydrogenation of semiconducting boron carbide (B10C2
Hx) films as well as the three closo-carborane isomers
of dicarbadodecaborane (C2
B10H12) and two isomers of the corresponding closo-phosphacarborane (PCB10H11) all
appear to be very simil... Read More about Photofragmentation of thecloso-Carboranes Part II: VUV Assisted Dehydrogenation in thecloso-Carboranes and Semiconducting B10C2HxFilms.

Atomic layer deposition of Ru/RuO2Thin films studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy (2010)
Journal Article
Park, S., Kanjolia, R., Anthis, J., Odedra, R., Boag, N., Wielunski, L., & Chabal, Y. (2010). Atomic layer deposition of Ru/RuO2Thin films studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy. Chemistry of Materials, 22(17), 4867-4878. https://doi.org/10.1021/cm903793u

The deposition of ruthenium thin films is investigated using a newly synthesized precursor
(cyclopentadienyl ethylruthenium dicarbonyl, Ru(Cp)(CO)2
Et) and O2 gas as reactants. The conditions to achieve self-terminated surface reactions (sample tem... Read More about Atomic layer deposition of Ru/RuO2Thin films studied by in situ infrared spectroscopy.

Precursors for doped boron carbide thin films (2010)
Thesis
Guest, A. Precursors for doped boron carbide thin films. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This Thesis is concerned with the development of high yield synthetic strategies to
phosphaboranes and phosphacarboranes. These compounds have attracted attention
due to their potential as single-source precursors for the deposition of thin films... Read More about Precursors for doped boron carbide thin films.

Activation of metal-bound η5-C5Me5 groups to Diels–Alder addition of 3O2 and other dienophiles (2009)
Journal Article
Boag, N., & Rao, K. (2009). Activation of metal-bound η5-C5Me5 groups to Diels–Alder addition of 3O2 and other dienophiles. Chemical Communications, 1499. https://doi.org/10.1039/b818537a

Novel precursors for the growth of TiO2 by liquid injection MOCVD (2009)
Thesis
Clarke, C. Novel precursors for the growth of TiO2 by liquid injection MOCVD. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

A comprehensive examination of the feasibility of producing new titania precursors by
ligand substitution reactions involving the reaction between titanium tetra-isopropoxide
and various dimethylamino alcohols has resulted in the synthesis, charact... Read More about Novel precursors for the growth of TiO2 by liquid injection MOCVD.

Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials (2009)
Thesis
Keens, S. Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This thesis examines the potential of C 60 intercalated graphite and titanium oxide
'decorated' graphite as sorbing hydrogen storage media.
Initially, various types of natural flake graphite were examined and characterised with
X-ray diffraction a... Read More about Hydrogen storage in novel carbon materials.

trans-Bis(tert-butylamine)dichloropalladium(II) (2005)
Journal Article
Boag, N., & Clapham, S. (2005). trans-Bis(tert-butylamine)dichloropalladium(II). Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online, 61(10), M2172-M2173. https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536805030047

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, trans-[PdCl2(NH2tBu)2], consists of two independent square-planar molecules, linked together in a hydrogen-bonding network, with the resultant alignment of the tert-butyl groups defining a two-dimensional lay... Read More about trans-Bis(tert-butylamine)dichloropalladium(II).

Evidence for multiple polytypes of semiconducting boron carbide (C2B10) from electronic structure (2005)
Journal Article

Boron carbides fabricated via plasma enhanced chemical vapour deposition from different isomeric source compounds with the same C2B10H12 closo-icosahedral structure result in materials with very different direct (optical) band gaps. This provides com... Read More about Evidence for multiple polytypes of semiconducting boron carbide (C2B10) from electronic structure.

Selective silver ion transfer voltammetry at the polarised liquid vertical bar liquid interface (2003)
Journal Article
Sherburn, A., Platt, M., Arrigan, D., Boag, N., & Dryfe, R. (2003). Selective silver ion transfer voltammetry at the polarised liquid vertical bar liquid interface. https://doi.org/10.1039/b301832f

Transfer of silver ions across the water|1,2-dichloroethane interface was studied by cyclic voltammetry (CV). In the absence of added neutral ionophore, Ag+transferred across the interface when the organic phase contained either tetraphenylborate or... Read More about Selective silver ion transfer voltammetry at the polarised liquid vertical bar liquid interface.

Adsorption and decomposition of nickelocene on Ag(100): a high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption study (2001)
Journal Article
Pugmire, D., Woodbridge, C., Boag, N., & Langell, M. (2001). Adsorption and decomposition of nickelocene on Ag(100): a high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption study. Surface Science, 472(3), 155-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028%2800%2900939-0

Nickelocene adsorption and decomposition on the Ag(100) surface were studied with temperature programmed desorption and high resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy. At monolayer coverages on the relatively inert Ag(100) surface at 175 K, nickel... Read More about Adsorption and decomposition of nickelocene on Ag(100): a high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption study.

High molecular weight alkyl-allyl cobalttricarbonyl complexes and use thereof for preparing dielectric thin films
Patent

A method for forming a cobalt-containing thin film by a vapor deposition process is provided. The method comprises using at least one precursor corresponding in structure to Formula (I); wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are independently C.sub.2-C.sub.8-a... Read More about High molecular weight alkyl-allyl cobalttricarbonyl complexes and use thereof for preparing dielectric thin films.

Alkyl-substituted allyl carbonyl metal complexes and use thereof for preparing dielectric thin films
Patent

Organometallic complexes and use thereof in thin film deposition, such as CVD and ALD are provided herein. The organometallic complexes are (alkyl-substituted .eta..sup.3-allyl)(carbonyl)metal complexes.

Methods of forming thin metal-containing films by chemical phase deposition
Patent

Methods of forming thin metal-containing films by chemical phase deposition, particularly atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), are provided. The methods comprise delivering at least one organometallic precursor to a subs... Read More about Methods of forming thin metal-containing films by chemical phase deposition.

Organometallic precursors for use in chemical phase deposition processes
Patent

An organometallic precursor is provided. The precursor corresponds in structure to Formula I: Cp(R).sub.nM(CO).sub.2(X) (Formula I) wherein: M is Ru, Fe or Os; R is C.sub.1-C.sub.10-alkyl; X is C.sub.1-C.sub.10-alkyl; and n is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. The pr... Read More about Organometallic precursors for use in chemical phase deposition processes.

Crystal structures and phase transitions in the rare earth oxides
Thesis
Atkinson, S. Crystal structures and phase transitions in the rare earth oxides. (Thesis). University of Salford

The lanthanoid sesquioxides exhibit a number of distinct structural phases. Below
2000°C these oxides exist in three crystal systems, namely the A-type hexagonal phase,
the B-type monoclinic phase and the C-type cubic phase. With increasing tempera... Read More about Crystal structures and phase transitions in the rare earth oxides.