Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method

Zinc sulfide (ZnS) is important II-VI semiconductors material for the development of various modern technologies and photovoltaic applications. ZnS thin film was prepared by using chemical spray pyrolysis technique. The starting solution is a mixture of 0.1 M zinc chloride as source of Zn and 0.05 M...

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Main Authors: A. Djelloul, M. Adnane, Y. Larbah, T. Sahraoui, C. Zegadi, A. Maha, B. Rahal
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Published: Sumy State University 2015-12-01
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A. Maha
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description Zinc sulfide (ZnS) is important II-VI semiconductors material for the development of various modern technologies and photovoltaic applications. ZnS thin film was prepared by using chemical spray pyrolysis technique. The starting solution is a mixture of 0.1 M zinc chloride as source of Zn and 0.05 M thiourea as source of S. The glass substrate temperature was varied in the range of 300 °C-400 °C to investigate the influence of substrate temperature on the structure, chemical composition, morphological and optical properties of ZnS films. The DRX analyses indicated that ZnS films have polycrystalline cubic structure with (111) preferential orientation and grain size varied from 25 to 60 nm, increasing with substrate temperature. The optical properties of these films have been studied in the wavelength range 300-2500 nm using UV-VIS spectro-photometer. The ZnS films has a band gap of 3.89 eV-3.96 eV.
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spelling doaj-art-cf0a880b16a74f3c90e77bbe398caa122025-08-20T02:04:13ZengSumy State UniversityЖурнал нано- та електронної фізики2077-67722015-12-017404045-104045-5Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis MethodA. Djelloul01M. Adnane2Y. Larbah3T. Sahraoui4C. Zegadi5A. Maha6B. Rahal7Laboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, AlgeriaLaboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, AlgeriaLaboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, AlgeriaLaboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, AlgeriaLaboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, AlgeriaLaboratory of Electron Microscopy and Materials Sciences University of Science and Technology of Oran, B.P. 1505, 31000 El-Mnaouer Oran, AlgeriaCentre de Recherche en Technologie des Semi-Conducteurs pour l’Energétique ‘CRTSE’ 02 Bd Frantz Fanon. B.P. 140, 7 Merveilles, Alger, AlgérieNuclear Research Center of Algiers (CRNA), 2 Bd., Frantz Fanon, BP 399, Algiers 16000, AlgeriaZinc sulfide (ZnS) is important II-VI semiconductors material for the development of various modern technologies and photovoltaic applications. ZnS thin film was prepared by using chemical spray pyrolysis technique. The starting solution is a mixture of 0.1 M zinc chloride as source of Zn and 0.05 M thiourea as source of S. The glass substrate temperature was varied in the range of 300 °C-400 °C to investigate the influence of substrate temperature on the structure, chemical composition, morphological and optical properties of ZnS films. The DRX analyses indicated that ZnS films have polycrystalline cubic structure with (111) preferential orientation and grain size varied from 25 to 60 nm, increasing with substrate temperature. The optical properties of these films have been studied in the wavelength range 300-2500 nm using UV-VIS spectro-photometer. The ZnS films has a band gap of 3.89 eV-3.96 eV.http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2015/4/articles/jnep_2015_V7_04045.pdfZnSSpray PyrolysisDRXUV-VISBand ga
spellingShingle A. Djelloul
M. Adnane
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C. Zegadi
A. Maha
B. Rahal
Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method
Журнал нано- та електронної фізики
ZnS
Spray Pyrolysis
DRX
UV-VIS
Band ga
title Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method
title_full Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method
title_fullStr Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method
title_full_unstemmed Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method
title_short Properties Study of ZnS Thin Films Prepared by Spray Pyrolysis Method
title_sort properties study of zns thin films prepared by spray pyrolysis method
topic ZnS
Spray Pyrolysis
DRX
UV-VIS
Band ga
url http://jnep.sumdu.edu.ua/download/numbers/2015/4/articles/jnep_2015_V7_04045.pdf
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