Aluminum containing molecular bowls and pyridinophanes: use of pyridine modules to access different molecular topologies

Abstract

Bowl shaped organoaluminum bridged neutral and cationic pyridinophanes and aluminum containing neutral bicyclic pyridinophane compounds have been reported.

Aluminium oxide formation via atomic layer deposition using a polymer brush mediated selective infiltration approach

“…Aluminium was chosen as the material for infiltration, as there is extensive knowledge in the fabrication of Al 2 O 3 thin films via ALD, both through deposition on surfaces and through infiltration into various polymers [26,27]. Precursor infiltration and metal coordination to the polymer is expected due to the strong chemical interaction between Al and pyridine [28,29]. Alumina is a high-dielectric constant (high-k) material that excels as a diffusion barrier with good thermal stability, resulting in it having a wide-range of uses in the semiconductor industry [30,31].…”