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Synthesis and properties of MoCl4 complexes with thio- and seleno-ethers and their use for chemical vapour deposition of MoSe2 and MoS2 films

Synthesis and properties of MoCl4 complexes with thio- and seleno-ethers and their use for chemical vapour deposition of MoSe2 and MoS2 films
Synthesis and properties of MoCl4 complexes with thio- and seleno-ethers and their use for chemical vapour deposition of MoSe2 and MoS2 films
Treatment of trans-[MoCl4(MeCN)2] with L (L = Me2S, Me2Se, THT, ½ MeSCH2CH2SMe) in CH2Cl2 solution, or reaction of MoCl5 with excess L’ (L’ = nBu2S, nBu2Se, ½ MeSCH2CH2SMe, ½ iPrSCH2CH2SiPr, ½ MeSCH2CH2CH2SMe, ½ MeSeCH2CH2CH2SeMe) in MeCN, produces the Mo(IV) complexes, [MoCl4(L)2] and [MoCl4(L’)2], respectively, in good yield. The new complexes have been characterised by IR and UV-vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis and magnetic measurements, whilst crystal structure analyses of trans-[MoCl4(Me2S)2], cis-[MoCl4{RS(CH2)2SR}] (R = Me, iPr) and cis-[MoCl4{MeS(CH2)3SMe}] confirmed their identities and distorted octahedral geometries. The potential of [MoCl4(nBu2E)2] (E = S, Se) as the first examples of molybdenum halide derived single source CVD precursors for the growth of MoE2 thin films was first probed by TGA, which showed multi-step decomposition processes, with the masses of the final residues consistent with MoSe2 and MoCl4 (from E = S; see discussion), respectively. Low pressure CVD experiments conducted at 750 C (E = S) and 525 C (E = Se) gave silvery and golden yellow films, respectively. Grazing incidence and in plane XRD data confirmed these to be 2H-MoE2, whilst the texture of the MoSe2 was investigated using pole figure measurements. SEM and EDX data, optical and Raman data on the films are also reported.
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Chang, Yao-Pang
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Hector, Andrew L.
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Levason, William
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Reid, Gillian
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Chang, Yao-Pang, Hector, Andrew L., Levason, William, Reid, Gillian and Whittam, Joshua (2018) Synthesis and properties of MoCl4 complexes with thio- and seleno-ethers and their use for chemical vapour deposition of MoSe2 and MoS2 films. Dalton Transactions, 47 (7), 2406-2414, [7]. (doi:10.1039/C7DT04352J).

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Abstract

Treatment of trans-[MoCl4(MeCN)2] with L (L = Me2S, Me2Se, THT, ½ MeSCH2CH2SMe) in CH2Cl2 solution, or reaction of MoCl5 with excess L’ (L’ = nBu2S, nBu2Se, ½ MeSCH2CH2SMe, ½ iPrSCH2CH2SiPr, ½ MeSCH2CH2CH2SMe, ½ MeSeCH2CH2CH2SeMe) in MeCN, produces the Mo(IV) complexes, [MoCl4(L)2] and [MoCl4(L’)2], respectively, in good yield. The new complexes have been characterised by IR and UV-vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis and magnetic measurements, whilst crystal structure analyses of trans-[MoCl4(Me2S)2], cis-[MoCl4{RS(CH2)2SR}] (R = Me, iPr) and cis-[MoCl4{MeS(CH2)3SMe}] confirmed their identities and distorted octahedral geometries. The potential of [MoCl4(nBu2E)2] (E = S, Se) as the first examples of molybdenum halide derived single source CVD precursors for the growth of MoE2 thin films was first probed by TGA, which showed multi-step decomposition processes, with the masses of the final residues consistent with MoSe2 and MoCl4 (from E = S; see discussion), respectively. Low pressure CVD experiments conducted at 750 C (E = S) and 525 C (E = Se) gave silvery and golden yellow films, respectively. Grazing incidence and in plane XRD data confirmed these to be 2H-MoE2, whilst the texture of the MoSe2 was investigated using pole figure measurements. SEM and EDX data, optical and Raman data on the films are also reported.

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Accepted/In Press date: 15 December 2017
e-pub ahead of print date: 29 January 2018
Published date: 2018

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ISSN: 0300-9246
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ORCID for Gillian Reid: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5349-3468

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Author: Yao-Pang Chang
Author: William Levason ORCID iD
Author: Gillian Reid ORCID iD
Author: Joshua Whittam

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