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Heptanuclear zinc cluster for growth of zincite and manganese-doped zincite thin films for sensor applications

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The heptanuclear complex [(Zn7O2(OAc)10(dma)2] (dma = N,N-dimethylacetamide) was prepared sonochemically in 60 % yield by the reaction of zinc acetate dihydrate with N,N-dimethylacetamide in an appropriate molar ratio using dry methanol as a solvent, and characterised by m.p., IR, TG, FTIR, and single-crystal X-ray analysis. The X-ray crystallography revealed that the complex belongs to a monoclinic crystal system with space group C2/c with cell dimensions a = 18.5951(6), b = 10.6718(4), and c = 24.0520(8) Å, β = 102.948(2)°. Highly conformal thin films of zincite (zinc oxide) and manganese-doped zincite were fabricated on a gold interdigitated ceramic substrate from the heptanuclear complex, and a mixture of manganese acetate dihydrate and the complex in an appropriate molar ratio using the ultrasonic aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition technique. The size, shape, surface morphology, microstructure, chemical composition, and crystallinity of the resulting films were analysed by SEM/EDX and powder X-ray diffraction. Investigation of sensing properties of the deposited films reveals that both zincite and manganese-doped zincite thin films are sensitive to alcohol vapours at a concentration of 100 ppm.

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MM is thankful to the University of Malaya, Malaysia, for financial support through HIR/UMRG grant nos. UM.C/625/1/1/6 and RG097110AET.

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  1. Institute of Industrial Control System, P.O. Box 1398, Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Muzammil Hussain

  2. Department of Physics, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan

    Muhammad Nawaz Tahir

  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia

    Muhammad Adil Mansoor, Zainudin Arifin & Muhammad Mazhar

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Hussain, M., Tahir, M.N., Mansoor, M.A. et al. Heptanuclear zinc cluster for growth of zincite and manganese-doped zincite thin films for sensor applications. Monatsh Chem 144, 285–294 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-012-0824-3

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