Reaction Pathways of Oxo-Hydroxo Group 5 Clusters to Metal Oxide Thin Films

Type
Thesis
Year of Publication
2017
Authors
Ryan H. Mansergh
Volume
Ph.D.
Date Published
Jan. 1, 2017
Publisher
Oregon State University
Abstract

Oxo-hydroxo Group 5 metal clusters are an untapped resource to study and advance aqueous solution processing of metal oxide thin films. The tetramethylammonium (TMA) hexatantalate salt (TMA6[H2Ta6O19]) yields dense Ta2O5 films (~95% of the bulk ß-Ta2O5 density) with atomically smooth surfaces (