In Chapter 1, a brief recount of the pyridine diimine (PDI) Al chemistry that has been accomplished in the Berben lab has been provided. Furthermore, the electronic structure of these compounds is presented in the context of metalloaromaticity. The metalloaromatic class of compo…
The main thrust of this thesis is the investigation of a Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-based approach for fabricating p+-n shallow junctions approaching the nanometer scale (15-50 nm) which will be compatible with future generation CMOS technology. Ultra shallow junctions are formed by…
The simple, empirical, surprisingly accurate and venerable Arrhenius equation, based upon the work of Van't Hoff, is very useful for summarising large bodies of experimentally determined diffusion data for a given host/diffusant system. It is the first port of call for any resea…
The AlInGaN and ZnO materials systems have proven to be one of the scientifically and technologically important areas of development over the past 15 years, with applications in UV/visible optoelectronics and in high-power/high-frequency microwave devices. The pace of advances i…
