Issue 29, 2011

Nanoimprint patterning of thin cadmium stannate films using a polymeric precursor route

Abstract

The synthesis of cadmium stannate (Cd2SnO4 CTO) nanoparticle powders and the deposition and patterning of thin Cd2SnO4 films were achieved via a polymeric precursor approach. Conditions for the phase formation of the cubic spinel phase were evaluated, and for the first time the system was obtained in single phase powder form from a precursor system. Thin Cd2SnO4 films were prepared by spin coating the polymeric precursor solution followed by thermal treatment. Highly transparent and 20 nm thick films with a minimum sheet resistance of 110 Ohm were prepared. A thermal imprint process with PDMS molds was used for patterning of the films in the sub-micrometre range. Nanostructured CTO films are essential to improve structured electrodes in opto-electronic devices such as CdTe-based thin film solar cells.

Graphical abstract: Nanoimprint patterning of thin cadmium stannate films using a polymeric precursor route

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
01 Mar 2011
Accepted
19 May 2011
First published
22 Jun 2011

J. Mater. Chem., 2011,21, 10697-10704

Nanoimprint patterning of thin cadmium stannate films using a polymeric precursor route

B. Schumm, P. Wollmann, J. Fritsch, J. Grothe and S. Kaskel, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 10697 DOI: 10.1039/C1JM10886G

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