title: Indium acetylacetonate
text: # Indium acetylacetonate
  
  Indium acetylacetonate, also known as $In(acac)_3,$ is a compound with formula $In(C_5H_7O_2)_3.$ It is a colorless solid. It adopts an octahedral structure.
  
  ## Uses
  
  Indium acetylacetonate and tin(II) acetylacetonate can be used to prepare indium tin oxide thin films with an atmospheric‐pressure chemical vapor deposition method. The resulting thin films are transparent and conductive, with a thickness of about 200 nanometers. Copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) can also be produced with indium acetylacetonate. Thin-film CIGS solar cells are synthesized with atomic layer chemical vapour deposition (ALCVD) using $In(acac)_3$ and hydrogen sulfide.
  
  