Andrii I. Buvailo

TiO2/LiCl-Based Nanostructured Thin Film for Humidity Sensor Applications

A simple and straightforward method of depositing nanostructured thin films, based on LiCl-doped TiO(2), on glass and LiNbO(3) sensor substrates is demonstrated. A spin-coating technique is employed to transfer a polymer-assisted precursor solution onto substrate surfaces, followed by annealing at 520°C to remove organic components and drive nanostructure formation. The sensor material obtained consists of coin-shaped nanoparticles several hundred nanometers in diameter and less than 50 nm thick. The average thickness of the film was estimated by atomic force microscopy (AFM) to be 140 nm. Humidity sensing properties of the nanostructured material and sensor response times were studied using conductometric and surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor techniques, revealing reversible signals with good reproducibility and fast response times of about 0.75 s. The applicability of this nanostructured film for construction of rapid humidity sensors was demonstrated. Compared with known complex and expensive methods of synthesizing sophisticated nanostructures for sensor applications, such as physical vapor deposition (PVD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), this work presents a relatively simple and inexpensive technique to produce SAW humidity sensor devices with competitive performance characteristics.

Bis-{(E)-3-[2-(hy-droxy-imino)-propan-amido]-2,2-dimethyl-propan-1-aminium} bis[μ-(E)-N-(3-amino-2,2-dimethyl-prop-yl)-2-(hy-droxy-imino)-propanamido-(2-)]bis-{[(E)-N-(3-amino-2,2-dimethyl-prop-yl)-2-(hy-droxy-imino)-propanamide]-copper(II)} bis-((E)-{3-[2-(hy-droxy-imino)-propanamido]-2,2-dimethyl-prop-yl}carbamate) acetonitrile disolvate.

The reaction between copper(II) nitrate and (E)-N-(3-amino-2,2-dimethylpropyl)-2-(hydroxyimino)propanamide led to the formation of the dinuclear centrosymmetric copper(II) title complex, (C8H18N3O2)2[Cu2(C8H15N3O2)2(C8H17N3O2)2](C9H16N3O4)2·2CH3CN, in which an inversion center is located at the midpoint of the Cu2 unit in the center of the neutral [Cu2(C8H15N3O2)2(C8H17N3O2)2] complex fragment. The Cu2+ ions are connected by two N—O bridging groups [Cu⋯Cu separation = 4.0608 (5) Å] while the CuII ions are five-coordinated in a square-pyramidal N4O coordination environment. The complex molecule co-crystallizes with two molecules of acetonitrile, two molecules of the protonated ligand (E)-3-[2-(hydroxyimino)propanamido]-2,2-dimethylpropan-1-aminium and two negatively charged (E)-{3-[2-(hydroxyimino)propanamido]-2,2-dimethylpropyl}carbamate anions, which were probably formed as a result of condensation between (E)-N-(3-amino-2,2-dimethylpropyl)-2-(hydroxyimino)propanamide and hydrogencarbonate anions. In the crystal, the complex fragment [Cu2(C8H15N3O2)2(C8H17N3O2)2] and the ion pair C8H18N3O2 +.C9H16N3O4 − are connected via an extended system of hydrogen bonds.

Crystal structure of poly[di­aqua­(μ-2-carb­oxy­acetato-κ3O,O′:O′′)(2-carb­oxy­acetato-κO)di-μ-chlorido-dicobalt(II)]

In the title coordination polymer, [Co(C3H3O4)Cl(H2O)]n, the sixfold coordination environment of the CoII atom consists of two O atoms from a chelating hydrogen malonate anion (HMal−), one O atom originating from a μ2-bridging malonate ligand (HMal−), one O atom from a water molecule and two μ2-bridging Cl− atoms, connecting neighbouring Co2Cl4 motifs into a two-dimensional polymer extending parallel to (001). Interlayer O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the layers into a three-dimensional network.

Aqua­bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-κN)(oxalato-κ2O,O′)copper(II)

In the title compound, [Cu(C2O4)(C5H8N2)2(H2O)], the CuII atom is coordinated in a slightly distorted square-pyramidal geometry by two N atoms belonging to the two 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole ligands, two O atoms of the oxalate anion providing an O,O′-chelating coordination mode, and an O atom of the water molecule occupying the apical position. The crystal packing shows a well defined layer structure. Intra-layer connections are realised through a system of hydrogen bonds while the nature of the inter-layer interactions is completely hydrophobic, including no hydrogen-bonding interactions.