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 x tmeda (Htta = 2-thenoyl-trifluoroacetone, tmeda = N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine), ideally suited for the selective and reproducible fabrication of pure quality films of CdS or CdO through a simple solution process.