RUI: Mono- and Multi-layered Coatings Made with Metal Alkyls and Alkane Thiols on Hydroxylated Oxides

在分析和表面化学项目的支持下，威斯康星大学奥什科什分校的Gutow教授正在研究羟基氧化物表面的改性。 使用一种新的湿化学锌烷基处理，他和他的本科生正在探索使用这种方法形成的薄膜的质量和动力学。 与威斯康星大学密尔沃基分校的Tysoe教授合作，使用红外光谱、石英晶体微量天平测量和超高真空表面分析方法对这些薄膜进行了表征。 正在开发用于良好表征的单层、多层和复合膜的生长的策略。此外，该研究计划作为本科科学家在这个主要的本科机构的重要培训基地。在氧化物表面形成坚固涂层的有效途径是电子材料化学和多相催化技术应用所需要的。 在分析和表面化学项目的支持下，Gutow教授和他的合作者正在研究形成这些涂层的新型烷基锌方法。 综合方法，电影的特点，并在最先进的研究方法的本科培训将导致这项工作。

With the support of the Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program, Professor Gutow at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, is studying the modification of hydroxylated oxide surfaces. Using a novel wet-chemical zinc alkyl treatment, he and his undergraduate students are exploring the quality and kinetics of formation of thin films formed using this approach. In collaboration with Professor Tysoe at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, these films are characterized using infrared spectroscopy, quartz crystal microbalance measurements, and ultra-high vacuum surface analytical methods. Strategies for the growth of well-characterized monolayer, multilayer, and composite films are being developed. In addition, this research program serves as an important training ground for undergraduate scientists at this primarily undergraduate institution. Effective routes to the formation of robust coatings on oxide surfaces are needed for technological applications in electronic materials chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis. With support from the Analytical and Surface Chemistry Program, Professor Gutow and his collaborators are examining novel zinc alkyl methods for forming these coatings. Synthetic methods, film characterization, and undergraduate training in state of the art research methods will result from this work.