M. Sato et al., NOVEL ROUTE TO CO3O4 THIN-FILMS ON GLASS SUBSTRATES VIA N-ALKYL SUBSTITUTED AMINE SALT OF CO(III)-EDTA COMPLEX, Solar energy materials and solar cells, 45(1), 1997, pp. 43-49
Deposition of Co3O4 thin films on a glass substrate was attained by fi
ring at 500 degrees C in air an adhered precursory Co(III)-edta comple
x with tributylammonium cation, {(C4H9)(3)NH}[Co(C10H12N2O8)]. 0.5 H2O
. The crystal structure of the oxide film on a glass substrate was exa
mined by XRD, together with some of its optical properties and electro
nic structure investigated by XPS, A facile preparation for the precur
sory complex and its characterization are also reported.