Single-Source Precursors for Chemical Solution Deposition of Up-Converting NaLnF4 Thin Films
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Synthesis of Metal Pentafluoropropionates
2.2. NaLnF4 Powders Preparation and VT-PXRD Study
2.3. Precursor Solution Preparation and Thin Film Deposition
2.4. Methods and Instrumentation
2.5. X-ray Crystallography
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Synthesis and Thermal Behavior of Single-Source Precursors
3.2. Crystal Structure
3.2.1. [Ln2(pfp)6(H2O)6] (Ln = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) (1Ln)
3.2.2. [Ln2(pfp)6(diglyme)2], (Ln = Y, Er, Tm, Yb) (2Ln)
3.2.3. [Na7Ln2(pfp)11(form)(diglyme)(Meac)]∞ (Ln = Y, Er, Yb) (3Ln)
3.3. NaLnF4 Powders Preparation and Characterization
3.4. NaLnF4 Thin Films
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Compound | 1Y | 2Tm | 3Ln |
---|---|---|---|
Formula | C18H12F30O18Y2 | C30H28F30O18Tm2 | C45H24F55Na7O31Y1.56Yb0.40Er0.04 |
Formula weight | 1264.10 | 1584.38 | 2481.18 |
Diffractometer | Bruker D8 QUEST | Bruker Smart APEX DUO | Bruker D8 QUEST |
Data collection method | ω-scans | ω-scans | ω-scans |
Temperature (K) | 100(2) | 120(2) | 150(2) |
Crystal system | Triclinic | Monoclinic | Triclinic |
Space group | P1− | P21/c | P1− |
a (Å) | 9.062(4) | 12.036(2) | 12.8526(12) |
b (Å) | 10.202(5) | 18.553(3) | 14.7852(13) |
c (Å) | 11.113(6) | 12.084(2) | 23.055(2) |
α (°) | 90.78(2) | 90 | 100.753(2) |
β (°) | 110.03(2) | 113.849(3) | 101.520(2) |
γ (°) | 106.05(2) | 90 | 91.705(2) |
V (Å3) | 921.0(8) | 2468.1(7) | 4207.3(7) |
Z | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Color, habit | Colorless, plate | Colorless, plate | Colorless, block |
Crystal dimensions (mm) | 0.24 × 0.17 × 0.06 | 0.31 × 0.30 × 0.12 | 0.269 × 0.172 × 0.097 |
Dcalc (g·cm−3) | 2.279 | 2.132 | 1.959 |
μ (mm−1) | 3.360 | 3.751 | 1.785 |
Unique reflections (Rint) | 4731 (0.1108) | 5948 (0.0499) | 18,172 (0.1015) |
Observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] | 3327 | 4324 | 9391 |
Parameters, restrains | 307, 0 | 363, 0 | 1262, 179 |
R1[I > 2σ(I)], ωR2 | 0.0704, 0.1700 | 0.0349, 0.0790 | 0.0901, 0.2755 |
Goodness-of-fit on F2 | 1.039 | 1.066 | 1.020 |
Absorption correction | SADABS | SADABS | TWINABS |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.499, 0.824 | 0.2543, 0.6593 | 0.5359, 0.7455 |
ρmin, ρmax (eÅ−3) | −1.529, 1.861 | −1.923, 1.996 | −0.860, 1.808 |
Parameter | Distance |
---|---|
Ln1–O1 | 2.293(4) |
Ln1–O2 i | 2.306(4) |
Ln1–O3 | 2.322(4) |
Ln1–O5 | 2.312(4) |
Ln1–O4 i | 2.383(4) |
Ln1–O7 | 2.339(4) |
Ln1–O8 | 2.411(4) |
Ln1–O9 | 2.339(4) |
Ln1···Ln1 i | 4.483(2) |
D···A distance in hydrogen bonds | |
O7–H1···O6 ii | 2.721(5) |
O8–H3···O4 iii | 2.873(7) |
O9–H6···O6 | 2.629(6) |
Parameter | 2Tm |
---|---|
Tm1–O1 | 2.343(4) |
Tm1–O2 i | 2.278(4) |
Tm1–O3 | 2.245(3) |
Tm1–O5 | 2.304(3) |
Tm1–O6 i | 2.279(3) |
Tm1–O7 | 2.432(3) |
Tm1–O8 | 2.399(3) |
Tm1–O9 | 2.405(3) |
Tm1···Tm1 i | 4.5199(6) |
Parameter | Distance | Parameter | Distance | Parameter | Distance | Parameter | Distance | Parameter | Distance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Distances in 1D polymeric {Na5(pfp)5}∞species | |||||||||
Na1–O1 | 2.352(9) | Na2–O1 | 2.621(9) | Na3–O4 | 2.338(7) | Na4–O7 | 2.381(8) | Na5–O12 | 2.324(11) |
Na1–O3 | 2.345(10) | Na2–O4 | 2.352(9) | Na3–O7 | 2.408(9) | Na4–O9 | 2.455(8) | Na5–O13 | 2.315(12) |
Na1–O3 ii | 2.284(8) | Na2–O5 | 2.307(10) | Na3–O9 | 2.326(9) | Na4–O11 | 2.429(10) | Na5–O12 iii | 2.291(8) |
Na1–O5 | 2.373(9) | Na2–O7 | 2.409(9) | Na3–O11 | 2.318(8) | Na4–O13 | 2.287(10) | Na5–O15 | 2.352(10) |
Na1–F2 | 2.699(11) | Na2–O9 | 2.370(8) | Na3–F8 | 2.602(9) | Na4–O15 | 2.319(9) | Na5–F26 iii | 2.617(10) |
Na1–F7 ii | 2.639(10) | Na2–O24 | 2.287(9) | Na3–F16 | 2.478(11) | Na4–O23 | 2.871(9) | Na5–F31 | 2.879(15) |
Na1–F11 | 2.678(12) | - | - | Na3–F21 | 2.767(10) | Na4–O24 | 2.498(9) | Na5–F37 | 2.817(14) |
- | - | - | - | Na3–F28 | 2.558(11) | - | - | - | - |
Distances in tetranuclear heterometallic {Na2Ln2(diglyme)(Meac)(pfp)6(form)} species | |||||||||
Na6–O17 | 2.288(11) | Na7–O17 | 2.233(12) | Y1–O2 | 2.266(8) | Y2–O6 i | 2.300(7) | - | - |
Na6–O19 | 2.34(2) | Na7–O21 | 2.318(11) | Y1–O8 | 2.311(11) | Y2–O10 i | 2.319(9) | - | - |
Na6–O21 | 2.262(10) | Na7–O29 | 2.31(2) | Y1–O16 | 2.267(9) | Y2–O14 i | 2.282(10) | - | - |
Na6–O27 | 2.402(12) | Na7–O30 | 2.289(18) | Y1–O18 | 2.252(11) | Y2–O22 | 2.291(9) | - | - |
Na6–O28 | 2.374(12) | Na7–O31 | 2.39(2) | Y1–O20 | 2.334(12) | Y2–O24 i | 2.325(8) | - | - |
- | - | Na7–F51 | 2.938(12) | Y1–O23 | 2.226(8) | Y2–O26 i | 2.429(12) | - | - |
- | - | - | - | Y1–O28 | 2.229(8) | Y2–O27 | 2.259(8) | - | - |
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Shevchenko, A.; Anosov, A.; Blinnikova, D.; Grebenyuk, D.; Tsymbarenko, D. Single-Source Precursors for Chemical Solution Deposition of Up-Converting NaLnF4 Thin Films. Metals 2022, 12, 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12030488
Shevchenko A, Anosov A, Blinnikova D, Grebenyuk D, Tsymbarenko D. Single-Source Precursors for Chemical Solution Deposition of Up-Converting NaLnF4 Thin Films. Metals. 2022; 12(3):488. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12030488
Chicago/Turabian StyleShevchenko, Artem, Andrei Anosov, Daria Blinnikova, Dimitry Grebenyuk, and Dmitry Tsymbarenko. 2022. "Single-Source Precursors for Chemical Solution Deposition of Up-Converting NaLnF4 Thin Films" Metals 12, no. 3: 488. https://doi.org/10.3390/met12030488