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  1. Wet‐Chemical Etching of Silicon Wafer Surfaces Using Aqueous HF‐HBrO 3 and HF‐HBrO 3 ‐Br 2 Solutions

    Article • Advanced Materials Interfaces, November 2025, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  2. Investigations on the dissolution behavior of silicon in aqueous HF-HClO 4 -mixtures

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  3. Cyanopyridine adducts of SiF4 and SiCl4

    Article • Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B, December 2024, De Gruyter

    Edwin Kroke

  4. Synthesis of New Silylated and N−Si−N bridged Urea Derivatives from Aminosilanes and Diisocyanates

    Article • Chemistry - An Asian Journal, October 2024, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  5. Analysis of silicon surfaces etched in aqueous HF-(HBr)–Br2-mixtures

    Article • Chemistry of Inorganic Materials, August 2024, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  6. Two Modifications of Nitrilotris(methylenephenylphosphinic) Acid: A Polymeric Network with Intermolecular (O=P–O–H)3 vs. Monomeric Molecules with Intramolecular (O=P–O–H)3 Hydrogen Bond Cyclotrimers

    Article • Crystals, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Edwin Kroke

  7. Asymmetrically Substituted s‐Triazine Phosphonates by One‐Step Synthesis

    Article • ChemistryOpen, September 2023, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  8. Molecular Structures and Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding of Silylated 2-Aminopyrimidines

    Article • Crystals, June 2023, MDPI AG

    Edwin Kroke

  9. A Non-Hydrolytic Sol–Gel Route to Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Polymers: Linearly Expanded Silica and Silsesquioxanes

    Article • Gels, April 2023, MDPI AG

    Edwin Kroke

  10. Linear Phenylsilanes with PSi4P, PSi5P, and Si7 Backbones

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, April 2022, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  11. Disilanes with Pentacoordinate Si Atoms by Carbon Dioxide Insertion into Aminodisilanes: Syntheses, Molecular Structures, and Dynamic Behavior

    Article • ACS Omega, March 2022, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  12. Unexpected Formation of the Highly Symmetric Borate Ion [B(SiCl3)4]−

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, June 2021, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  13. Formation of Aromatic O‐Silylcarbamates from Aminosilanes and Their Subsequent Thermal Decomposition with Formation of Isocyanates

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, June 2021, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  14. CO2 Capture with Silylated Ethanolamines and Piperazines

    Article • ChemistryOpen, September 2020, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  15. Front Cover: CO2 Capture with Silylated Ethanolamines and Piperazines (ChemistryOpen 9/2020)

    Article • ChemistryOpen, September 2020, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  16. Ionic Dissociation of SiCl4: Formation of [SiL6]Cl4 with L=Dimethylphosphinic Acid

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, June 2020, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  17. Convenient two step synthesis of 29Si labelled tetraalkoxysilanes

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  18. Crystal structure, phase transition and properties of indium(iii) sulfide

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  19. Five- and six-fold coordinated silicon in silicodiphosphonates: short range order investigation by solid-state NMR spectroscopy

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2020, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  20. CO2 Capture with Silylated Ethanolamines and Piperazines

    Article • ChemistryOpen, December 2019, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  21. Synthesis of Thiocyameluric Acid C6N7S3H3, Its Reaction to Alkali Metal Thiocyamelurates and Organic Tris(dithio)cyamelurates

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2019, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  22. Structural Insight into Layered Silicon Hydrogen Phosphates Containing [SiO6] Octahedra Prepared by Different Reaction Routes

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, January 2019, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  23. A new aspect of the “pseudo water” concept of bis(trimethylsilyl)carbodiimide – “pseudohydrates” of aluminum

    Article • Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B, September 2018, De Gruyter

    Edwin Kroke

  24. Formation of 1-aza-2-silacyclopentanes and unexpected products from the insertion of phenylisocyanate into 2,2-dimethyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)-1-aza-2-silacyclopentane

    Article • Main Group Metal Chemistry, April 2018, De Gruyter

    Edwin Kroke

  25. Intrinsic flame resistance of polyurethane flexible foams: Unexpectedly low flammability without any flame retardant

    Article • Fire and Materials, January 2018, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  26. Arylthio‐ and Arylseleno‐Substituted s‐Heptazines

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, August 2017, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  27. Unexpected Formation and Crystal Structure of the Highly Symmetric Carbanion [C(SiCl3)3]–

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, October 2016, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  28. An s-triazine briged silylalkyl sol-gel precursor-synthesis, structure and coating formation for electrical insulation of copper wire and corrosion protection of construction steel

    Article • Polymers for Advanced Technologies, August 2014, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  29. Texturing of SiC-slurry and diamond wire sawn silicon wafers by HF–HNO3–H2SO4 mixtures

    Article • Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, August 2014, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  30. Thermal conductivity of filled sol-gel-derived hybrid materials

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, June 2014, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  31. Silicophosphates containing SiO6octahedra – anhydrous synthesis under ambient conditions

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  32. In situ synthesis of Si2N2O/Si3N4 composite ceramics using polysilyloxycarbodiimide precursors

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, October 2013, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  33. Cyclopentasilane Si5H10: First single crystal X-ray structure of an oligosilane SixHy and thermal analysis with TG/MS

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, September 2013, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  34. Tri-s-triazines (s-heptazines)—From a “mystery molecule” to industrially relevant carbon nitride materials

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, July 2013, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  35. Hexamethoxycyclotriphosphazene as a flame retardant for polyurethane foams

    Article • Fire and Materials, June 2013, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  36. Chlorosilanes and 3,5‐Dimethylpyrazole: Multinuclear Complexes, Acetonitrile Insertion and 29Si NMR Chemical‐Shift Anisotropy Studies

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, April 2013, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  37. Precursors for pyromellit-bridged silica sol–gel hybrid materials

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  38. Derivatization of 3-aminopropylsilatrane to introduce azomethine linkage in the axial chain: Synthesis, characterization and structural studies

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, January 2013, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  39. Etching Silicon with HF–HNO3–H2SO4/H2O Mixtures – Unprecedented Formation of Trifluorosilane, Hexafluorodisiloxane, and Si–F Surface Groups

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, October 2012, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  40. Use of Melem as a Nucleophilic Reagent to Form the Triphthalimide C6N7(phthal)3—New Targets and Prospects

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, August 2012, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  41. From CO2 to Polysiloxanes: Di(carbamoyloxy)silanes Me2Si[(OCO)NRR′]2 as Precursors for PDMS

    Article • Organometallics, June 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  42. Pentacoordinate Silicon Complexes with N‐(2‐pyridylmethyl)­salicylamide as a Dianionic (ONN′) Tridentate Chelator

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, June 2012, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  43. 3,5‐Dimethylpyrazole Derivatives of (Hydrido)chlorosilanes

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, March 2012, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  44. Shock wave synthesis of aluminium nitride with rocksalt structure

    Article • High Pressure Research, March 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Edwin Kroke

  45. Silver Melonates and Coordination Modes of the Multidentate [C6N7(NCN)3]3– Anion

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, January 2012, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  46. Synthesis of silicophosphates containing SiO6-octahedra under ambient conditions – reactions of anhydrous H3PO4 with alkoxysilanes

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  47. Interface phenomena in (super)hard nitride nanocomposites: from coatings to bulk materials

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor David Rafaja, Edwin Kroke

  48. Copper(II) Melonates Cu3[C6N7(NCN)3]2·8H2O and [Cu(C2H8N2)2]3[C6N7(NCN)3]2·4H2

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, September 2011, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  49. Sol–gel derived Si/C/O/N‐materials: molecular model compounds, xerogels and porous ceramics

    Article • Applied Organometallic Chemistry, September 2011, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  50. New silatranes possessing urea functionality: Synthesis, characterization and their structural aspects

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, April 2011, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  51. A series of aryl-/alkyl-substituted melems

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  52. Methyl‐DOPO—a new flame retardant for flexible polyurethane foam

    Article • Polymers for Advanced Technologies, December 2010, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  53. Flame retardancy working mechanism of methyl‐DOPO and MPPP in flexible polyurethane foam

    Article • Fire and Materials, December 2010, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  54. Microwave-induced decomposition of nitrogen-rich iron salts and CNT formation from iron(III)–melonate Fe[C9N13]

    Article • Carbon, April 2010, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  55. New insights into acidic wet chemical silicon etching by HF/H2O–NOHSO4–H2SO4 solutions

    Article • Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, April 2010, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  56. Reactions of Hydridochlorosilanes with 2,2′-Bipyridine and 1,10-Phenanthroline: Complexation versus Dismutation and Metal-Catalyst-Free 1,4-Hydrosilylation

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry, February 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  57. C6N7Cl[N(C6H5)2]2·p-C6H4(CH3)2—a mono-chloro-tri-s-triazine adduct

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  58. A Distorted Trigonal Antiprismatic Cationic Silicon Complex with Ureato Ligands: Syntheses, Crystal Structures and Solid State 29Si NMR Properties

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, January 2010, Wiley

    Professor Thomas Heine, Edwin Kroke

  59. Melem- and melamine-derived iminophosphoranes

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  60. Lithium Melonate, Li3[C6N7(NCN)3]·6H2O – Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Thermal Properties of a Novel Precursor for Graphitic Carbon Nitrides

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, December 2009, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  61. 2,5,8‐Trihydrazino‐s‐heptazine: A Precursor for Heptazine‐based Iminophosphoranes

    Article • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, December 2009, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  62. Emulsion processing of polymer-derived porous Si/C/(O) ceramic bodies

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, October 2009, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  63. Correction to Polysilazane-Induced Aggregation of Hydrophobic Silver Colloids

    Article • Langmuir, August 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  64. Cyclic Silylcarbodiimides as Precursors for Porous Si/C/N Materials: Formation, Structures, and Stabilities

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, August 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  65. Thermal Decomposition Behavior of the Flame Retardant Melamine in Slabstock Flexible Polyurethane Foams

    Article • Journal of Fire Sciences, May 2009, SAGE Publications

    Edwin Kroke

  66. Octahedral HSiCl3 and HSiCl2Me Adducts with Pyridines

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  67. Hypercoordinate Silicon Complexes of (O,N,N′ vs. O,N,O′) Schiff Base Type N‐(2‐Carbamidophenyl)imines: Examples of Exclusively O‐Silylated Carbamides

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, March 2009, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  68. Sol–gel analogous aminolysis–ammonolysis of chlorosilanes to chlorine-free Si/(C)/N–materials

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  69. Hypercoordinate Organosilicon Complexes of an ONN′O′ Chelating Ligand: Regio- and Diastereoselectivity of Rearrangement Reactions in Si−Salphen Systems

    Article • Organometallics, December 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  70. Flexible Polyurethane Foam with the Flame-retardant Melamine

    Article • Journal of Cellular Plastics, November 2008, SAGE Publications

    Edwin Kroke

  71. Stable Trichlorosilane–Pyridine Adducts

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, November 2008, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  72. Structure elucidation of cyameluric acid by combining solid-state NMR spectroscopy, molecular modeling and direct-space methods

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, October 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Josef Breu, Edwin Kroke

  73. Guanidinium cyanurates versus guanidinium cyamelurates: Synthesis, spectroscopic investigation and structural characterization

    Article • Journal of Molecular Structure, October 2008, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  74. Synthesis of Carbon‐Rich Hybrid Foam from GAP‐Modified Polyurethane

    Article • Propellants Explosives Pyrotechnics, October 2008, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  75. Polysilazane-Induced Aggregation of Hydrophobic Silver Colloids

    Article • Langmuir, September 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  76. N-(o-Aminophenyl)-2-oxy-4-methoxybenzophenoneimine – Si-chelation by a tridentate ONN ligand system versus benzimidazoline formation

    Article • Inorganic Chemistry Communications, May 2008, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  77. Silicon nano particles: Surface characterization, defects and electronic properties

    Article • physica status solidi (b), April 2008, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  78. Synthesis, microstructure and hardness of bulk ultrahard BN nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of Materials Research, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Edwin Kroke

  79. Octahedral Adducts of Dichlorosilane with Substituted Pyridines: Synthesis, Reactivity and a Comparison of Their Structures and 29Si NMR Chemical Shifts

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, March 2008, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  80. Interference phenomena in nanocrystalline materials and their application in the microstructure analysis

    Article • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplements, February 2008, De Gruyter

    Edwin Kroke

  81. Microstructure study on BN nanocomposites using XRD and HRTEM

    Article • Zeitschrift für Kristallographie Supplements, February 2008, De Gruyter

    Edwin Kroke

  82. Emulsion Processing and Size Control of Polymer‐derived Spherical Si/C/O Ceramic Particles

    Article • Soft Materials, May 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Edwin Kroke

  83. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Titanium, Germanium, and Tin Silazane Complexes Bearing a Cyclohexasilazanetriido Ligand

    Article • European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, March 2007, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  84. High‐Pressure Synthesis of Crystalline Carbon Nitride Imide, C2N2(NH)

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, February 2007, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  85. The Tautomeric Forms of Cyameluric Acid Derivatives

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, January 2007, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  86. Thermal expansion study of spinel-sialon

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, January 2007, Elsevier

    Michael Knapp, Edwin Kroke

  87. Polysilazane-derived antibacterial silver–ceramic nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, January 2007, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  88. Silazanes plus MCl4-substitution vs. rearrangement reactions

    Article • Chemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds, December 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Edwin Kroke

  89. Deposition Temperature Effect on the Structure and Optical Property of RF‐PACVD‐Derived Hydrogenated SiCNO Film

    Article • Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik, February 2006, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  90. s-Triazine and tri-s-triazine based organic–inorganic hybrid gels prepared from chlorosilanes by exchange reactions

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  91. Hard silicon carbonitride films obtained by RF-plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition using the single-source precursor bis(trimethylsilyl)carbodiimide

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, January 2006, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  92. Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Non-Oxide Sol-Gel Derived Mesoporous Amorphous Si-C-N Membranes

    Article • Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, January 2006, Ceramic Society of Japan

    Edwin Kroke

  93. Potassium melonate, K3[C6N7(NCN)3]·5H2O, and its potential use for the synthesis of graphite-like C3N4 materials

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  94. Novel group 14 nitrides

    Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, March 2004, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  95. Alkalicyamelurates, M3[C6N7O3]·xH2O, M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs: UV-luminescent and thermally very stable ionic tri-s-triazine derivatives

    Article • Dalton Transactions, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  96. Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by detonation of 2,4,6-triazido-1,3,5-triazine in the presence of transition metals

    Article • Carbon, January 2004, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  97. Electronic structure calculation of cohesive properties of some Si6−zAlzOzN8−z spinels

    Article • Journal of Solid State Chemistry, December 2003, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  98. Synthesis and characterization of alkylene-bridged silsesquicarbodiimide hybrid xerogels

    Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, November 2003, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  99. B/C/N Materials and B4C Synthesized by a Non-Oxide Sol−Gel Process

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, February 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  100. Tri-s-triazine derivatives. Part I. From trichloro-tri-s-triazine to graphitic C3N4 structuresPart II: Alkalicyamelurates M3[C6N7O3], M = Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, manuscript in preparation.

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, April 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke

  101. Spinel Sialons We gratefully acknowledge the synthesis of β-sialon starting material by M. Zenotchkine and the fruitful conversation with James W. McCauley concerning the existence of γ-Al3O3N. The department of high-pressure/mineral physics, Max-Planc...

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, March 2002, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  102. High-Pressure Syntheses of Novel Binary Nitrogen Compounds of Main Group Elements

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, January 2002, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  103. Nano-structured metal-containing polymer precursors for high temperature non-oxide ceramics and ceramic fibers—syntheses, pyrolyses and properties

    Article • Journal of the European Ceramic Society, January 2002, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  104. Thermal cross‐linking and pyrolytic conversion of poly(ureamethylvinyl)silazanes to silicon‐based ceramics

    Article • Applied Organometallic Chemistry, September 2001, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  105. A Sol-Gel Route to B4C

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, May 2001, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  106. Spinel-Si3N4: Multi-Anvil Press Synthesis and Structural Refinement

    Article • Advanced Materials, June 2000, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  107. Synthesis of Monodisperse Spherical Silicon Dicarbodiimide Particles

    Article • Advanced Materials, June 2000, Wiley

    Edwin Kroke

  108. Viscoelastic Properties of Novel Silicon Carbodiimide Gels

    Article • Macromolecules, April 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Edwin Kroke

  109. Synthesis of cubic silicon nitride

    Article • Nature, July 1999, Springer Science + Business Media

    Edwin Kroke

  110. Siliranes: Formation, isonitrile insertions, and thermal rearrangements

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 1996, Elsevier

    Edwin Kroke

  111. Disilene and silylene additions to the double bonds of alkenes and 1,3-dienes: molecular structure of a [2 + 2] cycloaddition product

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Edwin Kroke