BARRON RESEARCH GROUP

 

Publications - with outside collaborations (underlined)

Electronic structure and bonding in four-coordinate organometallic complexes of aluminum. The valence photoelectron spectra of BHT-H, Me3Al(PMe3) and Me2(BHT)Al(PMe3). D. L. Lichtenberger, R. H. Hogan, M. D. Healy, and A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 3369.
 
Silicon based coatings on niobium metal. P. D. Stupik, T. R. Jervis, M. Nastasi, M. M. Donovan, and A. R. Barron, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc., 1990, 170, 155.
Electronic structure and bonding in four-coordinate organometallic complexes of aluminum. The valence photoelectron spectra of Me3Al(py) and Me2(BHT)Al(py). D. L. Lichtenberger, R. H. Hogan, M. D. Healy, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics, 1991, 10, 609.
 
Reaction bonded niobium carbide on graphite via a novel solution impregnation process. A. N. MacInnes, A. R. Barron, R. S. Soman, and T. R. Gilbert, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 1990, 73, 3696.
 
A theoretical investigation of aluminum-oxygen p-bonding in 3- and 4-coordinate aluminum alkoxides. A. R. Barron, K. D. Dobbs, and M. M. Francl, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 39.
 
Reaction bonded refractory metal carbide coated fibers. A. N. MacInnes, J. J. Li, T. R. Gilbert, and A. R. Barron, Mat. Res. Extended Abstracts, 1990, 49.
 
Hybrid organometallic compounds of gallium: UV excimer laser photochemistry of Ga(t-C4H9)n(CH3)3-n (n = 0, 1, 2, 3). W. M. Cleaver, A. R. Barron, Y. Zhang, and M. Stuke, Appl. Surf. Sci., 1992, 54, 8.
 
The interfacial mixing of silicon coatings on niobium metal: a comparative study. P. D. Stupik, M. M. Donovan, A. R. Barron, T. R. Jervis, and M. Nastasi, Thin Solid Films., 1992, 207, 138.
 
The formation of refractory metal carbide coatings formed on carbon fibers by a reaction bonding process. A. N. MacInnes, A. R. Barron, J. Li, and T. R. Gilbert, J. Am. Ceram. Soc., 1991, 74, 2928.
 
U.V. excimer laser photochemistry of hybrid organometallic compounds of gallium. Y. Zhang, W. M. Cleaver, M. Stuke, and A. R. Barron, Appl. Phys. A., 1992, 55, 261.
 
Photoluminscence intensity enhancement of GaAs by metal organic chemical vapor deposited GaS from a single source precursor. A. N. MacInnes, M. B. Power, A. R. Barron, P. P. Jenkins, and A. F. Hepp, Appl. Phys. Lett., 1993, 62, 711.
 
Indium tert-butylthiolates as single source precursors for indium (II) sulfide thin films: Is molecular design enough? A. N. MacInnes, M. B. Power, A. F. Hepp, and A. R. Barron. J. Organomet. Chem., 1993, 449, 95.
 
The effect of siloxane spin-on-glass and reaction bonded silicon oxycarbide coatings with a self-propagating interfacial reaction treatment (ASPIRE) in the synthesis of carbon/graphite fiber reinforced aluminum metal matrix composites. W. M. Balaba, D. A. Weirauch, Jr., A. J. Perrotta, G. H. Armstrong, P. Anyalebechi, S. Kauffman, A. N. MacInnes, A. M. Winner, and A. R. Barron, J. Mater. Res., 1993, 8, 3192.
 
Electronic passivation of n- and p- type GaAs using chemical vapor deposited GaS. M. Tabib-Azar, S. Kang, A. N. MacInnes, M. B. Power, P. Jenkins, A. F. Hepp, and A. R. Barron, Appl. Phys. Lett., 1993, 63, 625.
 
Reaction bonded refractory metal carbide/carbon composites. A. N. MacInnes, A. R. Barron, J. J. Li, and T. R. Gilbert, Polyhedron, 1994, 13, 1315.
 
Gallium arsenide transistors: realization through a molecular designed insulator. P. P. Jenkins, A. N. MacInnes, M. Tabib-Azar, and A. R. Barron, Science, 1994, 263, 1751.
 
Vapor phase laser photochemistry and determination by electron diffraction of the molecular structure of [(tBu)GaS]4: evidence for the retention of the Ga4S4 cubane core during the MOCVD growth of cubic-GaS. W. M. Cleaver, M. Späth, D. Hnyk, G. McMurdo, M. B. Power, M. Stuke, D. W. H. Rankin, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics, 1995, 14, 690.
 
Radical anion complexes of tris-(1,3-diphenyltriazenido) aluminum. J. Braddock-Wilking, J. T. Leman, C. T. Farrar, S. C. Larsen, D. J. Singel, and A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117, 1736.
 
Electronic structure of the tris-(1,3-diphenyltriazenido) aluminum radical anion: a theoretical and experimental ESEEM and ERR study. C. T. Farrar, J. T. Leman, S. C. Larsen, J. Braddock-Wilking, D. J. Singel, and A. R. Barron, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117, 1746.
 
A new cubane MOCVD precursor for gallium sulfide: Structural determinations of [(Et2MeC)GaS]4 by X-ray diffraction and [(tBu)GaSe]4 by electron diffraction. M. B. Power, A. R. Barron, D. Hnyk, G. McMurdo, and D. W. H. Rankin, Adv. Mater. Optics Electron., 1995, 5, 177.
 
Surface passivation for III-V semiconductor processing: stable gallium sulfide films by MOCVD. A. N. MacInnes, P. P. Jenkins, M. B. Power, S. Kang, A. R. Barron, A. F. Hepp, and M. Tabib-Azar, NASA Technical Memorandum, 106761, 1994.
 
Chemical synthesis of poly-b-hydroxybutyrate by the polymerization of [R,S]-b-butyrolacetone with aluminoxane catalysts. R. W. Lenz, J. Yang, B. Wu, C. J. Harlan, and A. R. Barron, Can. J. Microbiology, 1995, 41, 274.
 
Carboxylate substituted alumoxanes as processable precursors to transition metal-aluminum and lanthanide-aluminum mixed metal oxides: atomic scale mixing via a new transmetalation reaction. A. Kareiva, C. J. Harlan, D. B. MacQueen, R. Cook, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater., 1996, 8, 2331.
 
Yttrium substituted alumoxanes: a chemie duce route to YAG. C. J. Harlan, A. Kareiva, D. B. MacQueen, R. Cook, and A. R. Barron, Adv. Mater., 1997, 9, 68.
 
Stereoregular polymerization of (R,S)-propylene oxide by an alumoxane-propylene oxide complex. B. Wu, C. J. Harlan, R. W. Lenz, and A. R. Barron, Macromolecules, 1997, 30, 316.
 
Aqueous synthesis of water soluble alumoxanes: environmentally benign precursors to alumina and aluminum-based ceramics, R. L. Callender, C. J. Harlan, N. M. Shapiro, C. D. Jones, D. L. Callahan, M. R. Wiesner, R. Cook, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater., 1997, 9, 2418.
 
The molecular structure of R,S-[Al6(tBu)6(m3-O)(m3-O2CCH2C(H)MeO)2]: evidence for the latent Lewis acid catalyzed polymerization of [R,S]-b-butyrolacetone, C. J. Harlan, S. G. Bott, B. Wu, R. W. Lenz, and A. R. Barron, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1997, 2183.
 
Inorganic-organic hybrid and composite resin materials using carboxylate-alumoxanes as functionalized cross-linking agents. C. T. Vogelson, Y. Koide, R. Cook, S. G. Bott, L. B. Alemany, and A. R. Barron, Chem. Mater., 2000, 12, 795.
 
Cleavage of Cyclo-Dimethylsiloxanes by Dialkylaluminum Hydrides and the Nature of the Siloxyaluminum Products. C. N. McMahon, S. G. Bott, L. B. Alemany, H. W. Roesky, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics, 1999, 18, 5395.
 
An alternative approach to Al2O2 ring systems by unexpected cleavage of stable Al-F and Si-O bonds. C. Rennekamp, H. Wessel, H. W. Roesky, P. Müller, H. -G. Schmidt, M. Noltemeyer, I. Usón, and A. R. Barron, Inorg. Chem., 1999, 38, 5235.
 
Dimethylalane, [MeAlH]n, in the vapor phase and in hydrocarbon solution: gas-phase electron diffraction, spectroscopic, colligative, and ab initio studies. A. J. Downs, T. M. Greene, S. E. Collin, L. A. Whitehurst, P. T. Brain, C. A. Morrison, C. R. Pulhma, B. A. Smart, D. W. H. Rankin, A. Keys, and A. R. Barron, Organometallics, 2000, 19, 527.
 
Molecular structures of M(tBu)3 (M = Al, Ga, In): A study by electron diffraction and ab initio molecular orbital calculations, A. Keys, P. T. Brain, C. A. Morrison, R. L. Callender, B. A. Smart, H. E. Robinson, D. W. H. Rankin and A. R. Barron, submitted for publication.
 

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