Journal Article

PUBDB-2025-02399

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Sequential Infiltration Synthesis of Cadmium Sulfide Discrete Atom Clusters

Jayaweera, N. P. ; Havenridge, S. ; Bielinski, A. R. ; Kim, K. ; Thompson, N. B. ; Hoffman, J. (Corresponding author)Extern* ; Wheaton, A. M. ; Sarkar, P. ; Pathak, R. ; Elam, J. W. ; Liu, C. ; Mulfort, K. L. ; Martinson, A. B. F. (Corresponding author)

2025
Wiley-VCH Weinheim

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Abstract: Exposure of soft material templates to alternating volatile chemical precursors can produce inorganic deposition within the permeable template (e.g. a polymer thin film) in a process akin to atomic layer deposition (ALD). While such sequential infiltration synthesis (SIS) processes have now been demonstrated for many metal oxides, we report an SIS process for a transition metal sulfide – CdS. Gas phase dimethyl cadmium and hydrogen sulfide precursors infiltrated into poly(4-vinylpyridine) thin films result in the 3D-nucleation of clusters consistent with a cubane-type Cd$_4$S$_4$ core that are variably terminated with methyl, thiol and hydroxy capping ligands. First principles models and simulation of few-atom Cd-based clusters are consistent with electronic and vibrational spectroscopy and grazing-incidence total X-ray scattering measurements of 3D-cluster-arrays synthesized at 80 °C. The direct synthesis of few-atom transition metal sulfide clusters within polymer thin films will provide a versatile new route to precision architectures for light-absorbing materials including solar energy harvesting and conversion applications.

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. DOOR-User (DOOR ; HAS-User)

Research Program(s):

1. 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) (POF4-6G3)
2. FS-Proposal: I-20231362 (I-20231362) (I-20231362)

Experiment(s):

1. PETRA Beamline P21.1 (PETRA III)

Appears in the scientific report 2025

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