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Lithium Aryloxide Thin Films with Guest‐Induced Structural Transformation by ALD/MLD
Author(s) -
Nisula Mikko,
Linnera Jarno,
Karttunen Antti J.,
Karppinen Maarit
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201605816
Subject(s) - hydroquinone , lithium (medication) , transformation (genetics) , atomic layer deposition , density functional theory , thin film , deposition (geology) , materials science , chemical engineering , layer (electronics) , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , nanotechnology , computational chemistry , organic chemistry , medicine , paleontology , biochemistry , sediment , biology , engineering , gene , endocrinology
Crystalline Li–organic thin films are grown with the atomic/molecular layer deposition (ALD/MLD) technique from lithium hexamethyldisilazide and hydroquinone. The as‐deposited films are found to undergo a reversible structural transformation upon exposure to ambient humid air. According to density functional theory calculations, the guest‐induced transformation may be related to an unsaturated Li site in the crystal structure.