Aerosol Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (AACVD) of Zinc dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinate Complexes for the Deposition of Zinc Selenide Thin Films
Dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinate complexes of zinc [Zn{(EP<sup>i</sup>Pr<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>N}<sub>2</sub>], [E=Se,Se; S,Se] were synthesized through metathetical reactions from the dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinate ligands [(EE'P<sup>i</sup>Pr<sub>2</sub>NH)] (E, E'=Se, Se; S, Se). These complexes were characterized and used as single-source precursors through Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (AACVD) for the deposition of cubic zinc selenide (ZnSe) films on glass substrates. The deposition temperature occurred at 500 and 525 °C, while the flow rates of the carrier gas was 160 and 240 standard cubic centimetre (sccm). The morphology of the deposited films ranged between dense fibrous network and woven fibres. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of the constituent elements in zinc selenide.
Authors
- Paul O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8744-9174)
- Martins O. Omorogie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9697-2960)
- Temidayo Oyetunde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4582-396X)
Institutions
- Redeemer's University (NG)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ChemistryOpen
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/open.202400295
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.21