Interaction of with Partially and Fully Dehydroxylated Alumina

2 Interaction of [Mo(CO)e] with Partially and Fully Dehydroxylated Alumina 

Interestingly, molybdenum has been deposited from [Mo(CO)6] on thin aluminum films. At 700 K the precursor decomposition provides an alumina layer and then a molybdenum oxycarbide film with the simultaneous loss of CO and CO2. 

The oxygen and carbon atoms arise from the CO ligands that should disproportionate into carbon and CO2. At higher temperature the MoC and M02C carbides are clearly identified on the surface and result from the reduction of the alumina layer by carbidic species with the loss of CO [29]. 

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