Nathan O'Brien

Associate Professor

Publications

2026

Pentti Niiranen, Nathan O'brien, Peggy Bagherzadeh Tabrizi, Robert Boyd, Daniel Lundin, Henrik Pedersen (2026)

Pulsed e-CVD of iron containing films Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. A. Vacuum, Surfaces, and Films, Vol. 44, Article 033406 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1116/6.0005365

Prosper Simbarashe Mushore, Pamburayi Mpofu, Kenichiro Mizohata, Kostas Sarakinos, Nathan O'brien, Henrik Pedersen (2026)

Atomic layer deposition of gallium oxide using gallium triazenide and water Materials Advances, Vol. 7, p. 2874-2881 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d5ma01213a

2025

Christian Ehinger, Mattia Ciuoli, Max Candrian, Nathan O´brien, Christophe Coperet (2025)

Nickel and Palladium Allyl-Triazenide Precursors for the Generation of Supported Nanoparticles Helvetica Chimica Acta, Vol. 108, Article e00079 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hlca.202500079

Nathan O'brien, Henrik Pedersen (2025)

Triazenide based metal precursors for vapour deposition Dalton Transactions, Vol. 54, p. 2709-2717 (Article, review/survey)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4dt02608j

2024

Rouzbeh Samii, Essi Barkas, David Zanders, Anton Fransson, Manu Lahtinen, Vadim Kessler, Heikki M. Tuononen, Jani O. Moilanen, Nathan O'brien (2024)

Synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of a zinc triazenide for potential use in vapour deposition Dalton Transactions, Vol. 53, p. 5911-5916 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4dt00084f

News

Nathan O'Brien at the glove box in which the sensitive molecules are protected from air and moisture during synthesis.

Chemistry paves the way for improved electronic materials

Indium nitride is a promising material, but difficult to manufacture. Scientists at LiU have developed a new molecule that can be used to create high-quality indium nitride, making it possible to use it in high-frequency electronics.