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MATERIALS RESEARCH EXPRESS
Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/aab28d
Keywords
CdS; thin film; chemical bath deposition; dip coating
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- Gujarat Council on Science and Technology (GUJCOST), Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India [GUJCOST/MRP/2016-17/433, GUJCOST/MRP/16-17/300]
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The CdS thin films were deposited on glass slide substrates by Chemical Bath Deposition and dip coating techniques. The films thickness variation with deposition time showed maximum films deposition at 35 min for both the films. The energy dispersive analysis of x-ray showed both the films to be stoichiometric. The x-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the films possess hexagonal crystal structure. The transmission electron, scanning electron and optical microscopy study showed the films deposition to be uniform. The selected area electron diffraction exhibited ring patterns stating the films to be polycrystalline in nature. The atomic force microscopy images showed surface formed of spherical grains, hills and valleys. The recorded optical absorbance spectra analysis revealed the films possess direct optical bandgap having values of 2.25 eV for CBD and 2.40 eV for dip coating. The refractive index (eta), extinction coefficient (k), complex dielectric constant (epsilon) and optical conductivity (sigma(0)) variation with wavelength showed maximum photon absorption till the respective wavelengths corresponding to the optical bandgap energy values. The recorded photoluminescence spectra showed two emission peaks. All the obtained results have been discussed in details.
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