J. Pola et al., IR laser-induced decomposition of 1,3-dimethyldisiloxane for chemical vapour deposition of nano-structured methyl(hydrido)silicone phases, J MAT CHEM, 10(6), 2000, pp. 1415-1418
The infrared multiphoton decomposition of 1,3-dimethyldisiloxane induced by
a TEA CO2 laser yields gaseous C-1-C-2 hydrocarbons, methylsilane, dimethy
lsilane, methyldisiloxane and trimethyldisiloxane. These products provide e
vidence for a range of decomposition steps; amongst these, cleavage of the
Si-O bond is important. The process affords chemical vapour deposition of a
white solid nano-structured methyl(hydrido)silicone phase that has been ch
aracterized by infrared and photoelectron spectroscopy and electron microsc
opy.