Abstract
The synthesis of a new class of lanthanide ketoiminate-based MOCVD precursors which are fluorine-free, highly volatile, and liquids under typical film growth conditions is presented. The synthesis exploits reactive Ln(NTMS2)3 in the high yield, one-pot preparation of analytically pure Ln(miki)3 complexes. Advantages of this reaction include: the synthetic by-products can be easily removed, the methodology should be applicable to all lanthanide ions, and that the ketoiminate architecture offers a high degree of flexibility for tuning both volatility and melting point. The viability of these precursors for MOCVD has been explicitly demonstrated using Ce(miki)3 in the growth of high-quality CeO2 films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 65-69 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Advanced Materials |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
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Belot, J. A., Wang, A., McNeely, R. J., Liable-Sands, L., Rheingold, A. L., & Marks, T. J. (1999). Highly volatile, low-melting, fluorine-free precursors for MOCVD of lanthanide oxide-containing thin films. Advanced Materials, 11(5), 65-69.