Effects of Deposition Time on the Morphology, Structure, and Optical Properties of PbS Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition
Joint Authors
Abdallah, B.
Ismail, A.
Kashoua, H.
Zetoun, W.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Lead sulfide thin films were prepared by chemical bath deposition (CBD) on both glass and Si (100) substrates.
XRD analysis of the PbS film deposited at 25°C showed that the prepared films have a polycrystalline structure with (200) preferential orientation.
Larger grains could be obtained by increasing the deposition time.
The prepared films were also chemically characterized using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), which confirmed the presence of lead and sulfur as PbS.
While energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) technique was used to verify the stoichiometry of the prepared films.
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was used to study the change in the films’ morphology with the deposition time.
The effect of the deposition time, on both optical transmittance in the UV-Vis-NIR region and the structure of the film, was studied.
The obtained results demonstrated that the optical band gap decreased when the thickness increased.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abdallah, B.& Ismail, A.& Kashoua, H.& Zetoun, W.. 2018. Effects of Deposition Time on the Morphology, Structure, and Optical Properties of PbS Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193842
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abdallah, B.…[et al.]. Effects of Deposition Time on the Morphology, Structure, and Optical Properties of PbS Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193842
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abdallah, B.& Ismail, A.& Kashoua, H.& Zetoun, W.. Effects of Deposition Time on the Morphology, Structure, and Optical Properties of PbS Thin Films Prepared by Chemical Bath Deposition. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1193842
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1193842