Gold(I) N-heterocyclic carbene precursors for focused electron beam-induced deposition

• Cristiano Glessi,
• Aya Mahgoub,
• Cornelis W. Hagen and
• Mats Tilset

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2021, 12, 257–269, doi:10.3762/bjnano.12.21

• ligands in precursors that perform better in FEBID and can perhaps lead to a generalized precursor design. The objective of this work is to expand the already existing library of gold(I) FEBID precursors and to study the effect of various substitutions at the core structure of a series of gold(I) N

• -MAX 80 EDX detector. Beam energy and current used during the measurements were 5 keV and 600 pA, respectively. The working distance was kept around 5 mm to have the optimum EDX signal. All spectra were analysed using the Oxford Instruments AZtec software. Results and Discussion Precursor design The

Simulations of the 2D self-assembly of tripod-shaped building blocks

• Łukasz Baran,
• Wojciech Rżysko and
• Edyta Słyk

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 884–890, doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.73

• this research, several factors have been established that can help to control the self-assembly process, such as precursor design [4][5], substrate nature and symmetry [6][7], type of solvent and its concentration, and thermodynamic conditions. The knowledge of the influence of these variables is

Chemistry for electron-induced nanofabrication

• Petra Swiderek,
• Hubertus Marbach and
• Cornelis W. Hagen

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2018, 9, 1317–1320, doi:10.3762/bjnano.9.124

• may be removed more easily than previously anticipated, as exemplified by the electron-induced dissociation of benzene–Cr(CO)3 [17] and by FEBID using the fluorine-free precursor Cu(tbaoac)2 [18]. The most elegant approach to precursor design yet is to use a bimetallic molecular structure to predefine

The rational design of a Au(I) precursor for focused electron beam induced deposition

• Ali Marashdeh,
• Thiadrik Tiesma,
• Niels J. C. van Velzen,
• Sjoerd Harder,
• Remco W. A. Havenith,
• Jeff T. M. De Hosson and
• Willem F. van Dorp

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2017, 8, 2753–2765, doi:10.3762/bjnano.8.274

• interactions, making it volatile. It is stable enough to act as a volatile source for Au deposition, being stabilized by 6.5 kcal/mol. Finally, MeAuCO is likely to dissociate in a single step to pure Au. Keywords: crystallography; focused electron beam induced processing; gold chemistry; precursor design