Tantalum(v) 1,3-propanediolate β-diketonate solution as a precursor to sol-gel derived, metal oxide thin films.

ABSTRACT: Tantalum oxide is ubiquitous in everyday life, from capacitors in electronics to ion conductors for electrochromic windows and electrochemical storage devices. Investigations into sol-gel deposition of tantalum oxide, and its sister niobium oxide, has accelerated since the 1980s and continues to this day. The aim of this study is to synthesize a near UV sensitive, air stable, and low toxicity tantalum sol-gel precursor solution for metal oxide thin films - these attributes promise to reduce manufacturing costs and allow for facile mass production. By utilizing 1D and 2D nuclear magnetic resonance, this study shows that by removing ethanol from the precursor solution at a relatively low temperature and pressure, decomposition of the photosensitive complex can be minimized while obtaining a

SUBMITTER: Beale C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051532 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature