%0 Journal Article %T USE OF A SINGLE-SOURCE MIXED-METAL PRECURSOR FOR THE PHOTODEPOSITION OF Pd/Ni OXIDES THIN FILMS %A BUONO-CORE %A G.E. %A TEJOS %A M. %A CABELLO %A G. %A AROS %A F. %A HILL %A R.H. %J Bolet¨ªn de la Sociedad Chilena de Qu¨ªmica %D 2002 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0366-16442002000400021 %X irradiation of thin films of a polyketonate pd/ni heteronuclear complex, pdni(dba)2 [dba = dibenzoylacetone)], produced uniform films containing pd and ni as shown by edax analysis. the x-ray powder diffraction spectrum showed peaks associated with elemental pd and nio. the morphology of the films was examined by sem measurements showing a uniform granular surface with particle sizes of 100 nm or less. the xps results show that the ratio of pd/ni (1:17) present in the film does reflect the stoichiometry in the starting complex. the large amount of carbon (52 %) detected on the surface of the film may be due to the presence of phenyl rings in the precursor complex. %K thin films %K palladium %K nickel oxide %K photodeposition. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0366-16442002000400021&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en