Comparing hydrosilylation routes to functionalized porous silicon

INOR 650

Lon A. Porter Jr., Department of Chemistry, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
Functionalizing organic groups onto oxide-free, hydride-terminated porous silicon surfaces via hydrosilylation chemistry provides an effective route to intelligent interfacial design. These monolayers, bound through direct silicon-carbon bonds are produced via a number of wet, benchtop methods and protect the underlying silicon surface from ambient oxidation and chemical attack. Alkyl monolayers prepared on porous silicon using thermal, microwave, and carbocation-mediated hydrosilylation routes were subjected to a range of chemically demanding environments. Monolayer deterioration and substrate oxidation were monitored via transmission mode Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).
 

Nanoscience: Synthesis and Characterization
7:00 PM-10:00 PM, Tuesday, August 21, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, August 20, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Sci-Mix

Division of Inorganic Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007