Part 1: Synthesis and characterization of single source precursors 1. Precursor design and impact of structure on the fabrication of materials 2. Structural studies of main group organometallic single source precursors for MOCVD 3. Dithiocarbamate complexes containing the pyrrole moiety for synthesis of sulfides 4. Theoretical studies of gas-phase decomposition of single source precursors Part 2: Processing of single-source precursors into materials 5. Semiconductor clusters and their use as single source precursors to nanomaterials 6. Chalcogenoethers as convenient synthons for low-temperature solutionphase synthesis of metal chalcogenide nanocrystals 7. Synthesis of lanthanide chalcogenide nanoparticles 8. Organometallic single-source precursors to zinc oxide-based nanomaterials 9. Nickel chalcogenide thin films and nanoparticles from molecular single-source precursors Part 3: Single-source precursor-derived materials for energy conversion and catalysis 10. Group 15/16 Single-Source Precursors for energy materials 11. Single-source precursors for main group metal sulfides and solar cell applications 12. Fabrication and catalytic applications of first row-transition metal and mixed-metal chalcogenides synthesized from single-source precursors 13. Single-source heterometallic precursors to MOCVD Pd?Cu alloy films for energy and catalysis applications Part 4: Materials from single-source precursors: Applications and practical considerations 15. Zinc acetate amine complexes: Singlesource precursors to zinc oxide films and nanoparticles; the influence of amines on photocatalysis 16. Coinage metal chalcogenides via single-source precursors 17. Commercialization of single-source precursors: Applications, intellectual property, and technology transfer