Multifunctional cadmium single source precursor for the selective deposition of CdO or CdS by a solution route

We report on the interesting properties of a novel single precursor, Cd(tta)2·tmeda (Htta = 2-thenoyl-trifluoroacetone, tmeda =N,N,Nʹ,Nʹ-tetramethylethylenediamine), ideally suited for the selective and reproducible fabrication of pure quality films of CdS or CdO through a simple solution process.