Copper(II) oxalate grown on carboxy-terminated self-assembled monolayers (SAM) using a step-by-step approach was used as precursor for the electron-induced synthesis of surface-supported copper nanoparticles. The precursor material was deposited by dipping the surfaces alternately in ethanolic solutions of copper(II) acetate and oxalic acid with intermediate thorough rinsing steps. The depositi...

Porous metallic copper was successfully prepared by a simple thermal decomposition strategy. A coordination compound of Cu(BTA)2 with the morphology of micro-rod crystal was synthesized as the precursor. The precursor to copper transformation was performed and annealed at 600°C with the shape preserved. The copper micro-rods are assembled from unique thin lamellar layers, each with the thicknes...

The superlative electrical conductivities of copper (5.96×10S/m) and silver (6.30×10S/m) make them attractive candidates for interconnects in electronic devices, such as CMOS circuits, solar cells and plastic electronics. These factors have stimulated research to identify precursors for the ALD of copper thin films. The cyclopentadienyl copper tertiarybutyl isocyanide precursor, [CpCu(BuCN)] ha...

We report a method for producing thin, completely continuous and highly conductive copper films conformally inside very narrow holes with aspect ratios over 35:1 by atomic layer deposition ALD . Pure copper thin films were grown from a novel copper I amidinate precursor, copper I N,N -di-sec-butylacetamidinate, and molecular hydrogen gas as the reducing agent. This copper precursor is a liquid ...

Chalcocite (Cu2S) has been deposited via pulsed chemical vapor deposition (PCVD) into a porous TiO2 matrix using hydrogen sulfide and a metal-organic precursor. The precursor used is similar to the more common Cu(hfac)(tmvs) precursor, but it is fluorine free and exhibits increased thermal stability. The simultaneous exposure of the substrate to the copper precursor and hydrogen sulfide resulte...

In this study, synthesis of copper nanoparticles and effect of the reaction conditions on the particle size were investigated. The copper nanoparticles were synthesized and stabilized in a narrow temperature range in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone under nitrogen atmosphere. Reaction temperature and concentration ratio of the reducing agent to the precursor (R/P) as two main conditions i...

in this paper, we used tetranuclear copper (ii) schiff base complexes, [cu4 (μ-sal2hn) (μ-n3)2(n3)2] (1) and [cu4 (μ-salophen) (μ1, 1-n3)2(n3)2] (2), as new precursor in solid-state thermal decomposition for the synthesis of cuo nanoparticles. the crystallinity, purity and morphology of the cuo nanoparticles were characterized by fourier transform infrared (ft-ir), x-ray diffraction (xrd) and s...

Current interests in the chemistry of high-nuclearity transition-metal complexes draw from their utility in the emerging science of nanomaterials, as models for the multimetal active sites of metal-storage proteins, and as single molecule magnets (SMMs). In addition, such super-sized molecules often show a variety of supramolecular interactions. The “self-assembly” process of generating a high-...

CuZnO (CZO) films have attracted increasing amounts of attention due to their promising potential applications in semiconductor devices. ZnO shows n-type conductivity, and attempts have been made to dope several elements in ZnO to improve the electrical properties. This study investigated the electrical property transitions of CZO films and determined the copper concentration at which the condu...