Process for coating with single source precursors

摘要

Reaction products of metal halides with organic chalcogenides and dichalcogenides provide single source precursors for metal dichalcogenide coatings. The single source precursors are sublimed at reduced pressure and allowed to contact a substrate maintained at an elevated temperature. The resulting dichalcogenide coatings are smooth, and adherent, and may be utilized in numerous applications, for example, as cathodes for lithium batteries.