Abstract
New heteroleptic indium complexes, i. e., [MeIn(mdpa)(tmhd)]2 (2), [MeIn(mdpa)(acac)]2 (3), [MeIn(edpa)(tmhd)]2 (4), and [MeIn(edpa)(acac)]2 (5), with three different ligands, bearing N-alkoxy carboxamide and β-diketonate were designed and synthesized as indium precursors for indium oxide thin films by atomic layer deposition (ALD) using [Me2In(edpa)]2 and [Me2In(mdpa)]2 (1) as starting materials. The resulting complexes were characterized by NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis (EA), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and single crystal X-ray diffraction. TGA curves of all the complexes showed clear single-step weight losses, with low residual masses of 7–13 %. Among them, complex 5 was volatile and thermally stable, and thus, it can be used as potential indium precursor for indium oxide-based thin films.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2480-2485 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 2021 |
| Issue number | 25 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 7 Jul 2021 |
Keywords
- Chelates
- Indium
- Precursors
- Thin films