This research examines the metallorganic chemical vapor deposition process using tetrakis(3-methyl-3-pentoxy)cerium,
Ce[OC(normalC2normalH5)2CH3]4
, as a source material to prepare
CeO2
films by two different mass spectrometric techniques: ionization by
Li+
ion attachment and electron impact. The reaction by-products of
(normalC2normalH5)2C=CH2
and
normalH2O
, respectively resulting from the pyrolysis of the source material and the dehydration reaction at the sticking of the precursor on the substrate surface, were detected as a result of the simple reaction integrated as
Ce[OC(normalC2normalH5)2CH3]4→CeO2+2normalH2O+4(normalC2normalH5)2C=CH2
. The deposition was controlled by two mechanisms: desorption of the adsorbate from the surface site with the activation energy
(Enormala)=0.85eV
and decomposition of the source material with that of
Enormala=0.29eV
.