Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 7, Issue 42, Pages 24124-24149Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c9ta07727h
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry [CHE-1606982]
- Bradshaw and Holzapfel Research Professorship in Transformational Science and Mathematics
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Metal-oxide thin films are used extensively in electronic and energy applications. Solution processing offers a potentially scalable and inexpensive deposition method to expand the applications of metal-oxide films and to complement vacuum-deposition techniques. Among precursors for solution deposition, metal nitrates stand out for their ability to form high-quality metal-oxide thin films. This review focuses on unique aspects of metal-nitrate chemistry that have been exploited to advance the development of solution-processed thin films. We discuss the solid-state bulk, solution, and thin-film chemical reactions involving metal nitrates and illustrate how the resulting metal-oxide thin-film properties depend on the entire reaction pathway. To conclude, we offer perspective as to how understanding the chemistry of film formation from metal-nitrate precursors is useful for addressing the primary drivers for industrial manufacturing of solution-processed metal-oxide thin films.
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