Polyferrocenes

The variety of possible substitutions at the ferrocene parent body results in a multitude of accessible polymers with interesting electronic and photonic properties.

Charging can lead to an arc discharge which can impair the function of the satellite due to magnetic disturbances and material failure.

To avoid these impairments, coatings of electrically weak or non-conductive plastic components of thin films of poly(1,1'-ferrocen-silane) were examined.

[5] Poly(ferrocene-dimethylsilane)s (PFS) are promising as barrier materials in plasma-assisted reactive ion etching.

During the etching, a thin iron and silicon-containing oxide layer was formed on the surface of the poly(ferrocene-dimethylsilane).