Meanings
nounneopentasilane (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryThe silane that has the same branched structure as the hydrocarbon neopentane
Fe-Si binary compounds have been fabricated by focused electron beam induced deposition by the alternating use of iron pentacarbonyl, Fe(CO)5, and neopentasilane, Si5H12 as precursor gases.
2016, F. Porrati, R. Sachser, G. C. Gazzadi, S. Frabboni, M. Huth, “Fabrication of FeSi and Fe3Si compounds by electron beam induced mixing of [Fe/Si]2 and [Fe3/Si]2 multilayers grown by focused electron beam induced deposition”, in arXiv
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