Abstract

Nonlinear optical materials are a rapidly growing market and are expected to exceed $1.6 billion by 2009. Significant time, energy, and investment have been applied to increasing the efficiency of producing NLO materials. Of these materials beta-barium borate has stood out as an important NLO product. The goal of this research was the development of a novel beta-barium precursor suitable for applications in thin film technology. Special attention was paid towards development of a precursor suitable for metal organic chemical vapor deposition. To that end special attention was paid towards the synthesis of a mononuclear barium compound. The novel BBO precursor obtained was a barium dimesityl borate compound coordinated with 18-crown-6, barium (18-crown-6) dimesitylborinate (BaB2C48O8H68). The apparently water-sensitive precursor has shown conversion to BBO comparable to current industrial processes.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Nonlinear optics--Materials; Barium compounds--Synthesis; Barium compounds--Properties

Publication Date

2007

Document Type

Thesis

Student Type

Graduate

Degree Name

Chemistry (MS)

Department, Program, or Center

School of Chemistry and Materials Science (COS)

Advisor

M. Illingsworth

Comments

Physical copy available from RIT's Wallace Library at QC446.2 .S36 2007

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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