Indium selenide (InSe) thin films have been grown at 230-420
C="/images/entities/deg.gif">C by low-pressure metal-organi
c chemi
cal vapor deposition (MOCVD) using the single-sour
cepre
cursors[(
tBu)
2In(
-Se
tBu)]
2 and[(Me
2EtC)In(
3-Se)]
4.Chara
cterization of the films by energy-dispersiveX-rayanalysis (EDX) showed those grown from[(
tBu)
2In(
-Se
tBu)]
2to be indium ri
ch, while thosegrown from[(Me
2EtC)In(
3-Se)]
4are stoi
chiometri
c InSe. Transmission ele
ctronmi
cros
copy(TEM) indi
cates that the film morphology and
crystallinity are highlydependent on thepre
cursor and the deposition temperature. At low temperatures<330
C
ball-like morphologies are observed, while deposition at 350-370
C results in highly
crystalline texturedfilms. Use of[(
tBu)In(
3-Se)]
4as the pre
cursor at 320-420
C results in indium metalfilms.The relationship between the pre
cursor's stru
cture and thefilm's morphology and
chemi
cal
composition are dis
cussed. The effi
ca
cy of the single-sour
cepre
cursor approa
ch is
consideredwith respe
ct to elemental
composition, phase formation, and filmmorphology.