Composition and Conductivity-type Analysis of Spray Pyrolysed ZnS Thin Films using Photoluminescence

Poornima, N.; Jose, Anjaly; Kartha, C. Sudha; Vijayakumar, K. P.

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2012.02.042

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“…Up to now, ZnS thin films produced by spray have been studied by different groups . Primary studies on ZnS thin films by spray were performed using ZnCl 2 and thiocarbamide (tu) at fixed Zn:S molar ratio of 1:1.…”

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“…Primary studies on ZnS thin films by spray were performed using ZnCl 2 and thiocarbamide (tu) at fixed Zn:S molar ratio of 1:1. Later on, studies on sprayed ZnS thin films produced at different molar ratios of Zn:S in spray solution appeared . It was demonstrated , that films grown from solution with molar ratio of Zn:S = 1:1 possess cubic structure, Zn‐rich composition (Zn/S ∼ ca.…”

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“…Later on, studies on sprayed ZnS thin films produced at different molar ratios of Zn:S in spray solution appeared . It was demonstrated , that films grown from solution with molar ratio of Zn:S = 1:1 possess cubic structure, Zn‐rich composition (Zn/S ∼ ca. 1.1–1.2) and E g values of 3.3–3.5 eV.…”

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“…1.1–1.2) and E g values of 3.3–3.5 eV. Films deposited from 1:1 solution at deposition temperatures of 450 °C and higher are a mixture of the ZnS and ZnO phases . Poornima et al and López et al have studied the properties of ZnS films produced at Zn:S molar ratios from 1:0.5 to 1:5 at T s = 450 °C and from 1:1 to 1:6 at 500 °C, respectively.…”

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Effect of Zn:S molar ratio in solution on the properties of ZnS thin films and the formation of ZnS nanorods by spray pyrolysis

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The ZnS layers morphology, structure, composition, and optical properties were investigated with respect to the precursors (zinc chloride and thiocarbamide, Zn:S) molar ratio in spray solution (1:1, 1:2, and 1:3) and growth temperatures in the range of 400–600 °C. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), energy dispersive X‐ray analysis (EDX), UV–VIS, and PL spectroscopy were applied to characterize the ZnS layers. Layers obtained at temperatures up to 450 °C are not well crystallized and contain residues originated from undecomposed precursors. ZnS films become crystalline at Ts = 500 °C. Layers grown from 1:1 solution at 550 °C are mixture of ZnS and ZnO phases, whereas at 600 °C layers of ZnO were obtained. Films produced from 1:2 solution at 500–600 °C are of ZnS with a wurtzite structure and Eg of 3.66 eV, but contain traces of ZnO phase when grown at 550 or 600 °C. Appearance of ZnO phase in the films grown from 1:1 and 1:2 solutions is explained by the results of the studies on the formation and decomposition of dichlorobis(thiocarbamide)zinc(II) complex as an intermediate compound formed in the solution of zinc chloride and thiocarbamide. Spraying the solutions with Zn:S = 1:3, which contain more thiocarbamide than required for the complex formation, results in single‐phase ZnS layers with wurtzite structure at growth temperatures up to 600 °C. Moreover, ZnS layers obtained from 1:3 solution at 550 °C and higher are composed of highly c‐axis oriented ZnS nanorod‐like crystals with diameter of ca. 80 nm and length of ca. 300 nm.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

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