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Fabrication Of Octahedral Tantalum Cluster Film By Electrophoretic Deposition, Ngan T.K Nguyen, Benjamin Dierre, Naoki Ohashi, Tetsuo Uchikoshi, Fabien Grasset, Adele Renaud, Stephane Cordier, Maxence Wilmet

Electrophoretic Deposition VI: Fundamentals and Applications

The octahedral Ta₆Br₁₄.8H₂O cluster, one of the [M₆Lⁱ₁₂L^a₆]^n- octahedrons (M= Nb, Ta; Lⁱ= halogen, L^a= halogen or chalcogen), exhibits interesting oxido-reduction properties in solution¹. The application of the [Ta₆Brⁱ₁₂]²⁺ cores has been potentially studied in biotechnologies², optical devices³, photovoltaic cells⁴ and catalysis⁵. Originating from the expectation to block the UV and NIR light on low-emissivity window, the Ta₆Br₁₄.8H₂O cluster thin …