The metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) technique is a promising process for high-temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ(YBCO) preparation. In this technique, it is a challenge to obtain barium precursors with high volatility. In addition, the purity, evaporation characteristics and thermostability of adopted precursors in the whole process would decide the quality and reproducible results of YBCO film. In the present report, the barium precursor containing 2,2,6,6-tetramethylheptane-3,5-dionate and tetraethylenepentamine ligands (Ba(TMHD)-tetraen) was synthesized and identified by FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and ESI-MS spectroscopy. Subsequently the thermal property and the kinetics of decomposition were systematically investigated by combining non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis methods (TGA), Ozawa, Kissinger and Friedman methods. On the basis of the apparent activation energy of the evaporation process, the thermostability and evaporation characteristics of the precursors were discussed. All results show that Ba(TMHD)-tetraen has higher volatility than Ba(TMHD)2, but it is unstable and highly sensitive to the change of temperature during the whole evaporation process. Therefore, it is very important to choose suitable volatilization technology and conditions for avoiding Ba(TMHD)-tetraen breakdown (or thermal aging) during the MOCVD process.
ZHANG Teng, GU Hongwei, DING Fazhu, QU Fei, and DAI Shaotao Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
In this article, the growth process of chemical bath deposited CdS films was systematically investigated. The structural, optical, and morphological properties were investigated by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscope （TEM）, UV-Vis spectrophotometer, scanning electron microscope （SEM）, respectively. CdS nanocubes with size of less than 500 nm and nanocrystal-lites with diameter of less than 5 nm forming in reaction solution are observed. According to the TEM results and the SEM morphological evolution of CdS films, a crystal-lite-by-crystallite growth mechanism is proposed to eluci-date the growth process of chemical bath deposited CdS films based on the present growth mechanism.
Xing-Yu PengHong-Wei GuTeng ZhangFei QuFa-Zhu DingHong-Yan Wang
The metal-organic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD） technique is a promising process for high-tem- perature superconductor YBa2Cu307_6（YBCO） preparation. In this technique, it is a challenge to obtain barium precursors with high volatility. In addition, the purity, evaporation characteristics, and thermostability of adopted precursors in whole process will decide the quality and reproducible results of YBCO film. In the present report, bis（2,2,6,6-tetramethyl- 3,5-heptanedionato）barium（II） （Ba（TMHD）2） was synthe- sized, and its structure was identified by PTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and ESI-MS spectroscopy. Subsequently, the thermal properties and the kinetics of decomposition were systemati- cally investigated by nonisothermal thermogravimetric anal- ysis methods. Based on the average apparent activation energy evaluated by the Ozawa, Kissinger, and Friedman methods, the volatilization process was discussed, and all results show that Ba（TMHD）2 is unstable and highly sensitive to the change of temperature during the whole evaporation process. There- fore, it is very important to choose suitable volatilization technology and conditions for avoiding Ba（TMHD）2 break- down （or thermal aging） during MOCVD process. Subse- quently, the possible conversion function is estimated through the Coats-Redfern method to characterize the evaporation patterns and follows a phase boundary reaction mechanism by the contracting surface equation with average activation energy of 118.7 kJ.mo1-1.
Teng ZhangHong-Wei GuFa-Zhu DingFei QuShao-Tao Dai
The metal-organic chemical vapor deposition （MOCVD） technique is a promising process for high temperature superconductor YBa2Cu3O7-δ （YBCO） preparation. In this technique, the purity, evaporation characteristics and thermostability of adopted precursors will de- cide the quality and reproducible results of YBCO film. In the present report, tris（2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato）yttrium（III） （Y（TMHD）3） was synthesized by the interaction of yttrium nitrate hydrate with TMHD in methanol solution, and its structure was identified by FTIR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR and EI-MS spectroscopy. Subsequently, the thermal property and the kinetics of decomposition were system- atically investigated by non-isothermal thermogravimetric analysis methods （TGA） at different heating rates in streams of N2, and the average apparent activation energy of evaporation process was evaluated by the Ozawa, Kissinger and Friedman methods. The possible conversion function was estimated through the Coats-Redfern method to characterize the evaporation patterns and followed a phase boundary reaction mechanism by the contracting area equation with average activation energy of 88.9 kJ/mol.
In this paper, sodium citrate was adopted as a complexing agent and ammonia merely served as pH adjustor to investigate the growth mechanism of CdS film The growth rate, structural properties, surface morphology microstructure, and optical properties of CdS films were studied by profilometer, X-ray diffractometer（XRD）scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, transmission elec tron microscopy（TEM）, and spectrophotometer, respec tively. The SEM images show that CdS films prepared with higher ammonia concentration have lower nucleation density on substrate. SEM and EDS results show that the formation of Cd（OH）2is not required in the growth of CdS film. As the ammonia concentration increases, the sites tha previously adsorbed S2-are taken by OH-which leads to lower S2-density on substrate. CdS film forms through direct reaction of Cd2？with the S2-which are adsorbed on the substrate. Lower S2-density on the substrate results in the decrease of particle density on the substrate. The as deposited CdS films have relatively high-average trans mittance（＊80 %） in the wavelength range from 500 to1,000 nm which makes them suitable to be used in sola cell.
Xing-Yu PengHong-Wei GuTeng ZhangFa-Zhu DingFei QuHong-Yan Wang
Owing to the adaptability to large scale processing,excellent composition control and film uniformity,the metal-organic chemical vapor deposition（MOCVD） technique is a promising process for high-temperature superconductor YBa;Cu;O;（YBCO） preparation.In this technique,the evaporation characteristics and thermostability of adopted precursors in whole process will decide the quality and reproducible results of YBCO film.In the present report,bis（2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionato）copper（II）(Cu（TMHD）;) was synthesized by the interaction of copper acetate hydrate with TMHD in methanol solution,and its structure was identified by FTIR,1 H NMR,and EI-MS spectroscopy.Subsequently,thermal property and the kinetics of decomposition were systematically investigated by nonisothermal thermogravimetric analysis methods（TGA） at different heating rates in streams of N;,and the average apparent activation energy of evaporation process was evaluated by the Ozawa,Kissinger,and Friedman methods.The possible conversion function was estimated through the Coats-Redfern method to characterize the evaporation patterns and followed a phase boundary reaction mechanism by the contracting area equation with average activation energy of 85.1 kJ·mol;.
ZHANG Teng,GU Hongwei,DING Fazhu,QU Fei,and DAI Shaotao Key Laboratory of Applied Superconductivity,Institute of Electrical Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100190,China
