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Cobalt titanate-cobalt oxide composite thin films deposited from heterobimetallic precursor

  • Muhammad Ali Ehsan
  • , Muhammad Adil Mansoor
  • , Muhammad Mazhar*
  • , Asif Ali Tahir
  • , Mazhar Hamid
  • , K. G. Upul Wijayantha
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A single molecular heterobimetallic complex, [Co 2Ti(μ 3-O)(TFA) 6(THF) 3] (1) [TFA = trifluoroacetate, THF = tetrahydrofuran], was synthesized, structurally and spectroscopically characterized and implemented as a single-source precursor for the preparation of CoTiO 3-CoO composite thin films by aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD). The precursor complex was prepared by interaction of Co(OAc) 2.4H 2O [OAc = (CH 3COO -)] with Ti(iso-propoxide) 4 in the presence of trifluoroacetic acid in THF, and was analysed by melting point, CHN, FT-IR, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis. The precursor complex thermally decomposed at 480°C to give a residual mass corresponding to a CoTiO 3-CoO composite material. Good-quality crystalline CoTiO 3-CoO composite thin films deposited at 500°C by AACVD and characterized through powder X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy show that the crystallites have a rose-flower-like morphology with an average petal size in the range of 2-6 μm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)493-498
Number of pages6
JournalApplied Organometallic Chemistry
Volume26
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • cobalt titanate-cobalt oxide
  • composite
  • polynuclear bimetallic complex
  • thin films

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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