Abstract :
The Cd(C5F6HO2)2 polyether adducts were used in MOCVD experiments of cadmium oxide, on optical transparent SiO2
substrates. Very mild heating (44–74 8C) resulted in, thermal stable, liquid compounds that can be easily evaporated. XRD
measurements provided evidence of cubic highly textured CdO(1 0 0) films. The surface atomic composition was investigated
by XPS analysis. UV–vis spectra showed that the transmittance of as-deposited films in the visible region is about 90%.
Resistivity measurements of CdO thin films showed that they are highly conducting. ESR analysis suggests the presence of Cd+
ions, on the site of Cd2+, arising from polaronic self-trapping of electrons introduced by oxygen deficiency at Cd2+ sites to
generate localised 5s1 states
