scholarly journals Synthesis and Study of CdS Thin Films Prepared with Different KMnO4 Activation Time

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Sarveswaran Thangarajan ◽  
Gopinathan Chellachamy ◽  
Saravanakumar Kulendran ◽  
Pandi Pitchai ◽  
Mahalakshmi Kandasamy
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Activation Time ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Cds Thin Film ◽  
Cds Thin Films ◽  
Cbd Method ◽  
Cds Film

The growth and properties of cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin films were prepared in a controlled manner using chemical bath deposition (CBD) method for different KMnO4 activation time such as 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 20 min, 25 min, and 30 min on glass substrates. CdS thin films are deposited on KMnO4 activated glass substrates at 85°C with pH value of 10 for 30 min deposition time. In the chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique, KMnO4 activation time plays an important role in the growth of the CdS film. The structure of the CdS film changes with respect to the rate of deposition. The size of the particles is affected by the nucleation rate if the solution does not contain the constant number of Cd2+ and S2− ions throughout the deposition process. This change in structure of CdS is confirmed by the XRD, SEM, and AFM analysis, and the ion-by-ion nucleation growth is also examined. The optical property of the prepared CdS thin film is scrutinized using UV-Vis-NIR absorption analysis.

Preparation and Characterization of Chemical Bath Deposited CdS Thin Films for Solar Cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 743-744 ◽  
pp. 438-442
Author(s):  
Zhen Hai Xie ◽  
Jian Kang Li
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Thin Films ◽  
Solar Cells ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Ammonium Hydroxide ◽  
Cadmium Acetate ◽  
Cds Thin Film ◽  
Cds Thin Films

Chemical bath deposition of CdS thin film for solar cells was investigated in this study. CdS thin films were prepared by chemical-bath deposition (CBD) from a bath containing cadmium acetate, ammonium chloride, ammonium hydroxide and thiourea in aqueous solution on the glass substrate at certain bath temperature. The characterization of samples was conducted by using different methods such as scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and ultraviolet spectrophotometry (UV). The crystal quality of CdS thin films was improved after CdCl2 thermal annealing at 400C. The results showed that chemical bath deposited CdS thin film was symmetrical and compact, but depositing rate was low. As a result, the best deposition conditions were summarized, such as the pH value was about 10.5, depositing time was 60 minutes.

Effects of pH Value on Performance of CdS Films with Chemical Bath Deposition

2012 ◽  
Vol 557-559 ◽  
pp. 1941-1944 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Mei Zhou ◽  
Xiao Fei Hu ◽  
Su Mei Wu
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Measurement Instrument ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Height Measurement ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Cds Thin Films

CdS thin films were prepared by chemical-bath deposition (CBD) from a bath containing thiourea, acetic cadmium, ammonia and ammonium acetate in aqueous solution onto glass substrates at 80°C with stirring. The influence of pH value on the surface morphology and optical properties of the CdS thin films was investigated. Step height measurement instrument, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), spectrophotometer and digital four-point probe resistance measurement were used to characterize their thickness, surface morphology, crystal structure, electrical and optical properties. Uniform CdS thin films were obtained when pH=11.6. There are obvious diffraction peaks at 26.04° when pH is 11.6. The transmittance increases as the pH values increase. The experiment show that pH value play a vital role in the properties of the CdS thin films.

COMPARISON OF CdS AND ZnS THIN FILMS PREPARED BY CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION

2009 ◽  
Vol 16 (03) ◽  
pp. 469-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
QI LIU ◽  
GUOBING MAO
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Optical Transmission ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Transmission Measurement ◽  
Rate Determining Step ◽  
Cds Thin Film ◽  
Cds Film ◽  
Cds Films

In this paper, we reported a comparative study of process and structural characterization of cadmium sulfide ( CdS ) and zinc sulfide ( ZnS ) thin films by chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique. Their deposition process is similar which clearly shows three different growth phases, a none-film one, a quasi-linear one, and a saturation one. And the growth rate of CBD- CdS is higher than that of CBD- ZnS . Through calculating the activation energy of reaction, we can conclude that the rate determining step of CBD- CdS in the deposition process is a chemical one, in contrast with the CBD- ZnS in which the determining step can be a diffusion step. The XRD analysis of the as-deposited films shows that the CBD- CdS films present cubic and hexagonal mixed structure and CBD- ZnS films are in cubic ZnS structure. The deposition time significantly influenced the crystal structure of CdS thin film. Transmission measurement shows that when the wavelength is below 500 nm, the optical transmission of CBD- ZnS film is higher than that of CBD- CdS film. Optical transmission of both CBD- ZnS and CBD- CdS films is about 90% when the wavelength is over 600 nm. The band gap (Eg) value of CBD- CdS is about 2.41 eV and that of CBD- ZnS is about 3.51 eV.

scholarly journals Influence of Different Annealing Atmosphere Nature on the Properties of Nanoparticles CdS Thin Films Synthesized By Chemical Bath Method.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. MELOUKI ◽  
Y. LARBAH ◽  
A. DJELLOUL ◽  
M. ADNANE
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Thin Layers ◽  
Annealing Atmosphere ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Cds Thin Film ◽  
Cds Thin Films ◽  
Cbd Method

Abstract The Cadmium sulfide (CdS) is the most advantageous material for the manufacture of the elaborate solar cells in thin layers, the study that we present, will relate to the elaborated and the characterization of CdS thin film deposited on glass substrates by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. This study will help us to know if the annealing atmosphere nature affects the deposition of thin films of CdS. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis reveals that the structures of pure thin films are Hexagonal and polycrystalline with preferential orientation (002). The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) measurements showed that the surface morphology homogeneous and uniform. The energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX) studies confirmed that the films are nearly stoichiometric. The transmittance in the visible region (200-800 nm) is high of 60%, and band gap values oscillated between 2.36 and 2.47 eV for al thin films.

Growth of CdS thin films on indium coated glass substrates via chemical bath deposition and subsequent air annealing

2014 ◽  
Vol 320 ◽  
pp. 309-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswajit Ghosh ◽  
Kamlesh Kumar ◽  
Balwant Kr Singh ◽  
Pushan Banerjee ◽  
Subrata Das
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Coated Glass ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Cds Thin Films

Properties of CdS Thin Films Grown by Chemical Bath Deposition as a Function of Bath Temperature

2009 ◽  
Vol 609 ◽  
pp. 243-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Moualkia ◽  
S. Hariech ◽  
M.S. Aida
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Band Gap ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Bath Temperature ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Cds Thin Films ◽  
Direct Band

The present work deals with the preparation and characterization of cadmium sulfur (CdS) thin films. These films are prepared by chemical bath deposition on the well cleaned glass substrates. The thickness of the samples was measured by using profilometer DEKTAK, structural and optical properties were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis, and UV-visible spectrophotometry. The optical properties of the films have been investigated as a function of temperature. The band gap energy and Urbach energy were also investigated as a function of temperature. From the transmittance data analysis the direct band gap ranges from 2.21 eV to 2.34 eV. A dependence of band gap on temperature has been observed and the possible raisons are discussed. Transmission spectra indicates a high transmission coefficient (75 %). Structural analysis revealed that the films showed cubic structure, and the crystallite size decreased at a higher deposition temperature.

Effect of Different Radios of Two Complexes on the Structural and Optical Properties of ZnS Thin Films

2014 ◽  
Vol 986-987 ◽  
pp. 47-50
Author(s):  
Jin Shang ◽  
Huan Ke ◽  
Shu Wang Duo ◽  
Ting Zhi Liu ◽  
Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
High Concentration ◽  
Structural And Optical Properties ◽  
Glass Substrates ◽  
Direct Band ◽  
Cbd Method

ZnS thin films were deposited at three different radios of V(NH3·H2O)/V(N2H4) on glass substrates by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method without stirring the deposition bath during the deposition process. The structural and optical properties were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and UV-VIS spectrophotometer. The results showed that ZnS thin film deposited at the radio of V(NH3·H2O)/V(N2H4)=15:15 is higher than that of the other two different solutions. With the radio of V(NH3·H2O)/V(N2H4) decreasing from 15:5 to 15:15, homogenous precipitation of Zn (OH)2easily forms in the bath, but ZnS precipitation first become suppressed and then easily forms in solution. It means that the concentration of OH-ion increases with the volume of N2H4increasing, which accelerates the formation of Zn (OH)2. However, when the volume of N2H4increases to 15mL, relatively high concentration of OH-ion not only accelerates the formation of Zn (OH)2, but also be used to the hydrolysis of thiourea. The average transmissions of all the ZnS films from three different solutions (V(NH3·H2O)/V(N2H4)=15:5, 15:10 and 15:15) are greater than 90% for wavelength values in visible region. The direct band gaps range from 3.80 to 4.0eV. The ZnS film deposited for 2.5h with the radio of V(NH3·H2O)/V(N2H4)=15:15 has the cubic structure only after single deposition.

scholarly journals Effects of Deposition Time on the Chemical Bath-deposited CuS Thin Films

1970 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 2-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Anuar ◽  
W. T. Tan ◽  
N. Saravanan ◽  
L. K. Khor ◽  
S. M. Ho
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Indium Tin Oxide ◽  
Deposition Time ◽  
Sodium Thiosulfate ◽  
Deposition Process ◽  
Chemical Society ◽  
Band Gap Energy ◽  
Oxide Glass ◽  
Glass Substrates

The chemical bath deposition technique was used to deposit thin films of coppersulphide onto indium tin oxide glass substrates. The bath composition included copperchloride which was the source of Cu2+ and sodium thiosulfate which supplied the S2- ions. Xraydiffraction and atomic force microscopy were used to investigate structural andmorphological characterization, respectively. The influence of deposition time was studiedto determine the optimum condition for deposition process. The deposited CuS films showedhexagonal structure. The number of peaks attributable to CuS increased as the depositiontime was increased to 16 hours based on XRD data. AFM images revealed that the chemicalbath-deposited films for 16 hours showed more homogeneous and uniform compared withother deposition times, and the highest absorbance value was obtained for the filmsdeposited at this period. The band gap energy decreased from 2.9 to 2.45 eV when thedeposition time was increased from 8 to 20 hours.Keywords: Chemical bath deposition, copper sulphide, thin films, solar cells.DOI: 10.3126/jncs.v25i0.3276Journal of Nepal Chemical Society Volume 25, 2010 pp 2-8

Morphological and Optical Properties of CdS Nano-Crystalline Thin Films by Chemical Bath Deposition

2013 ◽  
Vol 537 ◽  
pp. 144-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi Liu ◽  
Ai Xiang Wei ◽  
Xiao Dong Lin
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Optical Properties ◽  
Chemical Bath Deposition ◽  
Ammonia Concentration ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Nano Crystalline ◽  
Cds Thin Film ◽  
Visible Spectra ◽  
Cds Thin Films ◽  
Chloride Hydrate

CdS thin films were prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) at different ammonia concentration and different temperature using cadmium chloride hydrate, thiourea, ammonium chloride, ammonia and deionized water as precursors. The morphology structure and the optical properties of CdS thin films were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), ultraviolet-visible spectra and spectroscopic ellipsometry. The results indicated that CdS thin film could be grown when ammonia concentration at the range of 0.4-1.0 mol /L and in the temperature range of 50 °C -80 °C. Within 600-980 nm wavelength，the average value of the refractive index was found to be 1.70 and the extinction coefficient was less than 0.08.

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