Selected Recent Publications  

  1. Optimising of the physico-chemical properties of a novel barium sulphate preparation for the X-ray examination of the intestine, B. Laermann, P. O達rien and C. Bartram, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 1999.
  2. A Novel Approach to the Deposition of CdS by Chemical Bath Deposition: The Deposition of Crystalline Thin Films of CdS from Acidic Baths, D. S. Boyle, D. J. Otway, P. O達rien and O. Robbe, J. Mat. Chem., 1999, 9, 725.
  3. MOCVD of strontium tantalate thin films using novel bimetallic alkoxide precursors, M. J. Crosbie, P. J. Wright, H. O. Davies, A. C. Jones, T. J. Leedham, P. O達rien and G. W. Critchlow, Adv. Mater., Chem. Vap. Dep., 1999, 5, 9.
  4.  Novel single precursor routes for the direct synthesis of highly monodispersed quantum dots of cadmium or zinc sulfide or selenide, B. Ludolph, M. A. Malik, P. O達rien and N. Revaprasadu, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1998, 1849.
  5.  Developing an understanding of the processes controlling the chemical bath deposition of ZnS and CdS, P. O達rien and J. McAleese,

    6. J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 2309.
  6.  The synthesis of new bimetallic alkoxy-derivatives of strontium(II) with tantalum(V), H.O. Davies, A. C. Jones, T. J. Leedham, P. O達rien, A. White  and D.  J. Williams, J. Mater. Chem., 1998, 8, 2315.
  7.  A novel synthesis of cadmium phosphide nanoparticles using the single source precursor [MeCdPtBu2]3, P. O'Brien and M. Green, Adv. Mater., 1998, 10, 527.
  8.  Some novel carbamato chemistry of cadmium and zinc, M. A. Malik and P. O'Brien, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1998, 24, 239.
  9.  A novel simple process for the deposition of thin films of CuInSe2 by MOCVD, P. O'Brien,  J. McAleese and D. J. Otway, Adv. Mater., Chem. Vap. Dep, 1998, 4, 94.
  10.  MOCVD of zirconia thin films by direct liquid injection using a new class of zirconium precursor, A. C. Jones, T. J. Leedham, P. J. Wright, M. J. Crosbie, P. A. Lane, D. J. Williams, K. A. Fleeting, D. J. Otway and P. O'Brien, Adv. Mater., Chem. Vap. Dep., 1998, 4, 46.
  11.  The deposition of thin films of CdSe or ZnSe by MOCVD using simple air-stable precursors, M. Chunggaze, P. O'Brien  J. McAleese and D. J. Otway, J. Chem. Soc., Chem Commum., 1998, 833.
  12.  Growth mechanisms in the atomic layer epitaxy of GaAs, P. Yeo, R. Ares, S. P. Watkins, G. A. Horley, P. O'Brien and A. C. Jones, J. Appl. Phys., 1998, 83, 3390.
  13.  The X-Ray single crystal structure of a gallium citrate complex, H. Salacinski and P. O'Brien, J. Amer. Chem.Soc., 1997, 119, 12695.
  14.  Atomic layer epitaxy of GaAs using trisneopentyl gallium, P. Yeo, R. Sares, S. P. Watkins, G. A. Horley, P. O'Brien and A. C. Jones, J. Elect. Mater.,, 1997, 26, 1174.
  15.  The growth of indium selenide thin films from a novel asymmetric dialkyldiselenocarbamate of indium, P. O'Brien, D. J. Otway and J. R. Walsh, Adv. Mater., Chem. Vap. Dep., 1997, 3, 227.
  16.  Synthesis of PbS nanocrystals using a novel single molecule precursor approach: X-ray single crystal structure of  Pb(S2CNEtPri)2, T. Trindade, P. O'Brien, Xiao-mei Zhang and and M. Motevalli, J. Mater. Chem., 1997, 7, 1011.
  17. The properties of some volatile alkyl(dialkylamido)zinc(II) and bis(dialkylamido)zinc(ii) compounds: potential zinc precursors in MOCVD, M. A. Malik and P. O'Brien, Polyhedron, 1997, 16, 3593.
  18. The use of an adduct in improved synthesis of nano-particulate chalcogenide semiconductors containing cadmium, M. Green and P. O'Brien, Adv. Mater. Opt. Elect., 1997, 7, 277.
  19. A study of the kinetics of the reduction of chromate by ascorbate under aerobic and anaerobic conditions, P. O'Brien and N. Woodbridge, Polyhedron, 1997, 16, 2081.
  20. An unusual coordination mode in a bis(dialkyldithiocarbamato)-zinc(II) adduct with N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine: the X-ray crystal structures of ([MeiPrNCS2]2Zn)2Me2N(CH2)2NMe2  and [MeiPrNCS2]2ZnC5H5N, M. A. Malik, M. Motevalli, P. O'Brien and J. R. Walsh, Inorg. Chem., 1997, 36, 1263.
  21. Lead dithiocarbamato complexes as precursors for the LP-MOCVD of lead sulfide, P. O'Brien and T. Trindade, Adv. Mat., Chem. Vap. Dep., 1997, 3, 75.
  22. The synthesis of CdS and CdSe nanocrystallites using a novel single molecule precursor approach, T. Trindade and P. O'Brien, Chem. Mater., 1997, 9, 523.
  23. Contrast Media ( Feature Article), C. Bartram, B. Laermann and P. O'Brien, Synergy, Dec 1996, 34.
  24. Precursors for electronic materials, P. O'Brien in "Inorganic Materials" 2nd (revised) ed. D. Bruce and D. O'Hare, John Wiley, London and New York, 1996, 523.
  25. Precursor chemistry: remaining challenges and some novel approaches, P. O'Brien, M. A. Malik, M. Chunggaze, T. Trindade and J. R. Walsh and A. C. Jones, J. Cryst. Growth, 1996, 170, 23.

Last updated 22-03-1999 by b.laermann@ic.ac.uk, d.j.otway@ic.ac.uk.