Aerosol-assisted CVD of cadmium diselenoimidodiphosphinate and formation of a new iPr2N2P3+ ion supported by combined DFT and mass spectrometric studies

Oyetunde, T; Afzaal, M; Vincent, M; O'Brien, P

Abstract

Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) of Cd[(SePiPr2)2N]2 is shown to deposit cadmium selenide and/or cadmium phosphide on glass substrates, depending upon the growth conditions. The phase, structure, morphology and composition of the films were characterised by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The XRD indicated a hexagonal phase for cadmium selenide, whilst cadmium phosphide was monoclinic. Pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and density functional theory were used to deduce a breakdown mechanism for the deposition that favoured the formation of a new aromatic iPr2N2P3+ ion.

Citation

Oyetunde, T., Afzaal, M., Vincent, M., & O'Brien, P. (2016). Aerosol-assisted CVD of cadmium diselenoimidodiphosphinate and formation of a new iPr2N2P3+ ion supported by combined DFT and mass spectrometric studies. Dalton Transactions, 45, 18603-18609. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03186B

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 21, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Nov 9, 2016
• Publication Date: Nov 9, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jan 23, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 9, 2017
• Journal: Dalton Transactions
• Print ISSN: 1477-9226
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-9234
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Volume: 45
• Pages: 18603-18609
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03186B
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03186B
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