Copper nitride thin films were prepared by reactive radio frequency magnetron sputtering at different sputtering pressures with fixed nitrogen to argon ratio. The influences of sputtering pressure on the structure, optical band gap, and surface morphology of films were investigated. The results show that the preferential orientation of polycrystalline Cu3N thin films changes from [111] to [100] when the sputtering pressure increases. Meanwhile, the optical band gap (Eg) of Cu3N thin films increases with the sputtering pressure. The surface morphology of Cu3N thin film deposited at high sputtering pressure becomes smoother than that of Cu3N thin film deposited at low sputtering pressure.

Modifying polyoxometalates with organic and/or metal-organic moieties is a widely adopted method for broading the range of properties. In this work a new polyoxometalate constructed from Anderson-type polyoxoanions and L-arginine (Arg =L-arginine) molecules Na [CrMo6(OH)6O18]}(H2Arg)2·8H2O(1) has been synthesized via conventional method and characterized by routine techniques. Single-crystal X-Ray diffraction analysis shows that compound 1 is constructed by chiralL-arginine grafted Anderson-type clusters, sodium cation and water molecules which are further stabilized by hydrogen bonding interactions constitute 3D supramolecular networks. In addition, both antitumor behavior and photocatalytic activities of compound 1 were investigated.

The reaction of polyoxovanadate and metal-Schiff base complex resulted in the formation of a new organic-inorganic hybrid compounds with the formula Na2[Mn (Salen)(H2O)2]4[V10O28]·9H2O (1) (salen=N,N’-ethylene-bis (salicylideneiminate). Compound 1 have been structurally characterized by IR, UV-vis spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for 1: Triclinic, P-1, a=14.1123(3)Å, b=13.9397(7) Å, c=14.2564(5)Å, α=65.4160(9)°, β=81.3920(6)°, γ=89.5740(7) °. Structural analyses revealed that compound 1 represent a rare example of isopolyoxovanadate based metal-Schiff-base complexes, moreover, this is the first POM based metal Schiff-base complex isolated in aqueous solution medium, which may also propose a green chemical way to the synthesis of POM based hybrid. Compare with isopolyoxovanadate precusor Na6 [V10O28], compound 1 exhibit higher antimicrobial activities against human cancer cell, the phenomenon can be explained by the synergetic effect between POM and Schiff-base complex.

The copper phthalocyanine thin films were deposited on quartz and Si/SiO2 substrates at different substrate temperatures. The morphologies, structures and optical properties of CuPc films were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffra ction and UV-Visible spectroscopy. The polymorph of alpha–CuPc was observed in films deposited at temperature ranging from 20°C to 145°C. The transmission and absorption spectra of CuPc films deposited at different temperatures are presented.