ISSN:
0268-2605
Keywords:
polygermane copolymers
;
micropatterning
;
photo-oxidation
;
heat treatment
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Chemistry
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Industrial Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Upon ultraviolet irradiation of polygermane copolymers of methylphenylgermylene/phenylgermyne units (PhMeGe)n(PhGe)m in air, the germanium-germanium bond in the copolymer film changed into a digermoxane chain. Laser flash photolysis of the copolymer film showed the intermediacy of polygermyl radicals generated by Ge-Ge bond homolysis. The XPS showed the formation of germanium carbide (GeC) and germanium dioxide (GeO2) upon heating the unirradiated and irradiated copolymer (PhMeGe)n(PhGe)m films, respectively. A relatively high-resolution micro- pattern of GeC/GeO2 was obtained by combining the photochemical and thermal properties of the copolymers of methylphenylgermylene/phenylgermyne units. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Additional Material:
7 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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