Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5358581 | Applied Surface Science | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
In this work, we report the preparation and characterization of CdS thin films by laser assisted chemical bath deposition (LACBD). CdS thin films were prepared from a chemical bath containing cadmium chloride, triethanolamine, ammonium hydroxide and thiourea under various deposition conditions. The thin films were deposited by in situ irradiation of the bath using a continuous laser of wavelength 532Â nm, varying the power density. The thin films obtained during deposition of 10, 20 and 30Â min were analyzed. The changes in morphology, structure, composition, optical and electrical properties of the CdS thin films due to in situ irradiation of the bath were analyzed by atomic force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and UV-vis spectroscopy. The thin films obtained by LACBD were nanocrystalline, photoconductive and presented interesting morphologies. The results showed that LACBD is an effective synthesis technique to obtain nanocrystalline CdS thin films having good optoelectronic properties.
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Authors
L.V. Garcia, M.I. Mendivil, G. Garcia Guillen, J.A. Aguilar Martinez, B. Krishnan, D. Avellaneda, G.A. Castillo, T.K. Das Roy, S. Shaji,