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Hot-Wall Reactors. A hot-wall reactor is essentially an isothermal furnace, which is often heated by resistance elements. The parts to be coated are loaded in the reactor, the temperature is raised to the desired level, and the reaction gases are introduced. Figure 5.6 shows such a furnace which is used for the coating of cutting tools with TiC, TiN, and Ti(CN). These materials can be deposited alternatively under precisely controlled conditions. Such reactors are often large and the coating of hundreds of parts in one operation is possible (see Ch. 18). 

Insufficient rinsing can also result in some codeposition if the previous reactant is not fully removed. The main drawback is the possibility of 3-D growth, which can be hard to identify with very thin deposits. Alternatively, the rinse solution may not be important. Some high quality CdTe films were formed in this group without using a separate rinse solution. That is, the reactant solutions were exchanged by each other, under potential control, suggesting some small amount of codeposition probably did occur. 

Another path to alloy deposition is via diffusion. In this case different coatings are deposited alternately, and then heat treatment is applied to promote mutual diffusion, thus ending up with an alloy. As a specific example, an alloy of 80% Ni and 20% Cr can be produced by the deposition of alternating layers of 19- m-thick Ni and 6- m-thick Cr. Subsequent heating to 1000°C for 4 to 5 h produces completely diffused alloys of rather high quality as far as corrosion is concerned. Brass can also be produced by interdiffusion of Cu and Zn under suitable conditions. 

The use of UV-polymerized, vacuum-deposifed film has enabled fhe development of mulhlayer barrier coatings for thin-film phofovolfaics and flexible electronics. The patented system uses thin polymer layers that are deposited alternatively with thin barrier layers. The mulhlayer structure is composed from organic (polymer) and inorganic (oxide) layers. 

Yet another positive aspect of the diffusion phenomenon is the creation of alloys by first depositing alternate layers of different coatings and then creating an alloy by heating to promote diffusion to produce an alloy. Specifically, brass deposits may be produced by first depositing copper and zinc layers alternately. Subsequent heating produces the required brass. This type of approach obviates the undesired direct method of brass deposition via cyanide process. 

The device may be formed by depositing alternating layers of cadmium telluride and mercury telluride by vapour phase deposition techniques and interdiffuse the layers, either during growth or subsequently, so as to form a mercury cadmium telluride layer. Reference is made to GB-A-2146663 (The Secretary of State for Defence, GB, 24.04.85) and GB-A-2203757 (Philips Electronic and Associated Industries Limited, GB, 26.10.88). 

Pure decane was also pulsed to the reactor, but the results are not shown in Figure 2 as the coke deposition was negligible in those runs. This is of course as expected the literature (Ref [2], for example) indicates that coke formation from decane is much less than that from cumene. Also not surprisingly, Figure 2 shows that increasing the amount of decane decreases the coke deposition alternatively, increasing the amount of cumene in decane increases the coke deposition. 

Lian and coworkers reported two routes to prepare Au nanoparticle multilayer thin films using two types of Au nanoparticles, respectively surface-modified with carboxylic and pyridine groups. In the first route carboxyhc-functionalized Au particles and P4VP were deposited, whereas in the second route pyridine-fimctionalized Au particles and PAA were used. Similarly, CdSe nanoparticles with acrylic acid surface groups were deposited alternately with P4VP [259,260]. 

Little can be said about the flowstone. It is evident that it is younger than the basal fill, as it lies above it, but it is also contemporaneous with the conglomerate. Relatively dry periods of flowstone deposition alternated with possibly catastrophic flood events, during which gravel-laden water rushed into dry caves. Determination of the age of the flowstone deposits in the denuded caverns is clearly beyond the reach of the U-Th series method. Following a single failed attempt, at Bergen University (Mihevc, 2000), no further direct attempts have been made to measure their date(s) of emplacement. 

The general tendency toward synthesis of thinner films, driven both by applications and by the more microscopic analytical techniques, is well illustrated in this group of compounds. The interdiffused multilayer process deposits alternate layers of metal and chalcogenide, which are heated to promote direct reaction. An example is the growth of NbsSe4 from films of tens of nanometers This procedure is also successful for MoSc2. Because of the volatility of selenium, the last layer is metal, used as a cap. ... 

CVD-TiN-deposition. Alternatively, a direct PECVD Ti02 deposition is possible. However, the conformity of the TiN deposition is superior. 

In bone, a CaBP called osteocalcin contains 49 amino acids (M.W. 5500-6000). Its synthesis is stimulated by 1,25-(0H)2D. Osteocalcin contains four residues of y-carboxyglutamic acid, which require vitamin K for their synthesis and are important as binding sites for calcium (Chapter 36). Although vitamin K deficiency reduces the osteocalcin content of bone, it does not cause functional bone defects. For this reason, osteocalcin may function in calcium mobilization rather than deposition. Alternatively, as an effective inhibitor of hydroxyapatite formation, it may prevent overmineralization of bone. 1,25-(OH)2D increases y-glutamyl carboxylase activity in the renal cortex. The relationship between vitamin D and vitamin K needs clarification. 

With the water-soluble poly(o-methoxyaniline) (POMA), Mattoso and coworkers162 have reported the self-assembly of multilayer conducting polymer films by depositing alternating layers of the POMA cation and polyanionic dopants such as poly(styrenesulfonate) and poly(vinylsulfonate) onto a glass substrate. This concept has been further developed with POMA by employing the anion of poly(3-thiopheneacetic acid) as the polyanionic dopant, giving novel self-assembled films in which both the cationic and anionic components are electroactive polymers.163... 

Cotton strains and species with green fiber have lamellar layers (up to 26) of suberin and wax deposited alternately with cellulose during formation of secondary walls in the epidermal cells, including fiber cells, of the seed coat. Seeds of cotton with green lint are less permeable to water than those with white lint, indicating that suberin may be involved in regulating water uptake by seeds. 

Preformed metal oxide nanoparticles have been successfully coated on polymer spheres by the use of the layer-by-layer method. This involves the coating of the template spheres with polyelectrolyte layers, which are oppositely charged to the metal oxide nanoparticles to be deposited. Alternating the polyelectrolyte and nanoparticle deposition has led to the successful formation of silica [67,68] and titania [69] coated PS spheres. Using this approach preformed crystalline nanoparticles can be deposited on the organic spheres and crystalline hollow spheres can be obtained without the need of calcination. On removal of the template and the polymer interlayers by heating, hollow spheres of the inorganic material can be obtained [68-70]. This procedure is described in detail in the chapter by Dr Frank Caruso. 

A rather elaborate machine is required to perform this process. The glass plates and lenses are supported on a heated horizontal rotating disk having a maximum speed of 60 r-p-m. Burners or gas-mixer nozzles are supported and geared to sweep back and forth horizontally across the work pieces, one depositing 2, and the other SiC>2. Mixed oxides can be formed by the simultaneous operation of two nozzles so that 2 and SiC>2 are deposited alternately in very thin films. The titanium dioxide nozzle has two inlets for dry air, one for a mixture of dry air and titanium tetrachloride vapour and one for moist air. To prevent chemical reaction of TiCU with humid air inside the nozzle a concentric curtain of dry air between these two reaction partners is maintained. The glasses to be coated are exposed to a temperature of about 250°C and the mixture from the burner reacts on the heated surface to form 2 film... 

Layer-by-layer deposition Alternate deposition of anionic Au NPs encapsulated by 11 -mercaptoundecanonate and a cationic polythiophene [177, 178]... 

Layer-by-layen Films are formed by depositing alternating layers of oppositely charged materials with wash steps in between. This can be accomplished using various techniques such as immersion, spin, spray, electromagnetism, and fluidics. 

LbL deposition is a thin film fabrication technique in which films are formed by depositing alternating layers of oppositely charged materials. Wash steps are added between the different depositing layers. The first implementation of this LbL deposition technique was mentioned in a research by Kirkl and Iler. They carried it out in 1966 using microparticles. The method was later revitalized by Decher by the discovery of its applicability to a wide range of polyelectrolytes."... 

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