Aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition of magnesium orthotitanate (Mg 2 TiO 4 ) films from a trinuclear molecular precursor

Ehsan, M.A. and McKee, V. and Naeem, R. and Hakeem, A.S. and Mazhar, M. (2017) Aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition of magnesium orthotitanate (Mg 2 TiO 4 ) films from a trinuclear molecular precursor. Polyhedron, 133. pp. 179-186. ISSN 0277-5387, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.05.035.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2017.05.035

Abstract

Present work demonstrates the synthesis of a novel heterobimetallic complex [Mg2TiO(TFA)6(THF)2(H2O)] (1) (where TFA = trifluoroacetato and THF = tetrahydrofuran), formed from the chemical interaction of magnesium (II) acetate tetrahydrate with titanium (IV) isopropoxide and trifluoroacetic acid in THF solution. Complex (1) adequately characterized through attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis was implemented as single source molecular precursor in the aerosol assisted chemical vapor deposition. The deposition of magnesium orthotitanate (Mg2TiO4) ceramic films on fluorine doped tin oxide coated conducting glass substrate was observed at various temperatures of 500, 550 and 600 °C. Film characterization techniques including; X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy divulge the fabrication of phase pure spherical shaped Mg2TiO4 architectures with precise stoichiometry and high purity.

Item Type: Article
Funders: FRGS grant No. FP039-2016
Uncontrolled Keywords: Oxide materials; Thin films; Vapor deposition; Chemical synthesis; Crystal structure
Subjects: Q Science > QD Chemistry
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 04 Aug 2017 01:36
Last Modified: 04 Aug 2017 01:36
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/17615

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