Investigation of the effect of temperature on growth mechanism of nanocrystalline ZnS thin films

abstract

In this paper the temperature effect on the growth mechanism of ZnS thin films prepared in a chemical bath containing zinc acetate, ethylenediamine, and thioacetamide aqueous solutions has been studied in the temperature range between 25 and 75 degrees C. These ZnS thin films possess a nanocrystalline structure, exhibit quantum size effects due to the small crystal size and produce a blue shift in the optical spectra. This blue shift was attributed to a decrease in crystal size by using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The growth mechanism of the thin films is suggested to proceed by two fundamental steps: in the first step, the ZnS nanocrystallites coalesce into small grains through homogeneous nucleation in the solution phase. In the second step, eventually, these small grains or large-sized clusters diffuse and stick to the surface of the substrate to form the ZnS thin film, in a way called a cluster-by-cluster manner, resulting in particulate thin film. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

keywords

CHEMICAL BATH DEPOSITION; BUFFER LAYERS; SOLAR-CELLS; ROUTE

subject category

Materials Science; Physics

authors

Sahraei, R; Aval, GM; Baghizadeh, A; Lamehi-Rachti, M; Goudarzi, A; Ara, MHM

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