Mixed alkyl zinc or cadmium complexes with dialkyl thio‐ or selenocarbamates: Precursors for cadmium chalcogenides

A series of new compounds [RME2CNR′2]2 (R and R′ are various alkyl groups, e.g. M  Zn or Cd, R  Me, R′  Et) have been synthesised and characterised. The compounds can be used as single molecular precursors for the deposition of the corresponding binary chalcogenides. In the present paper the range of compounds synthesised and their uses are reviewed. Preliminary observations on the deposition of thin films on glass and GaAs(100) substrates are reported.