We found that only the boric acid component can be removed from organically modified borosiloxane thin films by alcohol vapor treatment! This is expected to be applied to next generation nanopatterning using inorganic templates. This research is being led by M2 student Karim!

“Alcohol-induced deboronation of organoborosilicate thin films”
J Sol-Gel Sci Technol,  (2022)（Invited paper）
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10971-022-05897-8