Synthesis of New Heteroleptic Indium Complexes as Potential Precursors for Indium Oxide Thin Films

Dagyum Yoo, Seong Ho Han, Sung Kwang Lee, Taeyong Eom, Bo Keun Park, Chang Gyoun Kim, Seung Uk Son, Taek Mo Chung

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2480-2485
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume2021
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jul 2021

Keywords

  • Chelates
  • Indium
  • Precursors
  • Thin films

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