Optimising conditions for the growth of nanocrystalline ZnS thin films from acidic chemical baths

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing

Volumn 30, Issue , 2015, Pages 292-297

  Akhtar, Muhammad Saeed ^a,b   Malik, Mohammad Azad ^a   Riaz, Saira ^a,b   Naseem, Shahzad ^a,b   O'Brien, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PUNJAB   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Chemical bath deposition; Nanoparticles; p XRD; Thin films; Zinc sulfide

Indexed keywords

BINDING ENERGY; CRYSTALLITE SIZE; GLASS; NANOPARTICLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; THIN FILMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

CHEMICAL-BATH DEPOSITION; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; POWDER X RAY DIFFRACTION; SCHERRER EQUATIONS; SPHERICAL NANOPARTICLES; XRD; ZINC SULFIDE THIN FILMS;

DEPOSITION;

EID: 84910152999     PISSN: 13698001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mssp.2014.10.019     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. X.Z. Ye, Y. Li, J.Y. Dong, J.Y. Xiao, Y.R. Ma, L.M. Qi, J. Mater. Chem. C 1 (38) (2013) 6112.
2. G. Turgut, E.F. Keskenler, S. Aydin, S. Dogan, S. Duman, E. Sonmez, B. Esen, B. Duzgun, Mater. Lett. 102 (2013) 106.
3. A. Short, L. Jewell, S. Doshay, C. Church, T. Keiber, F. Bridges, S. Carter, G. Alers, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 31 (1) (2013).
4. S. Kubota, K. Kanomata, K. Momiyama, T. Suzuki, F. Hirose, IEICE Trans. Electron. E96c (4) (2013) 604.
5. A.C. Dhanya, K.V. Murali, K.C. Preetha, K. Deepa, A.J. Ragina, T.L. Remadevi, Mater. Sci. Semiconduct. Process. 16 (3) (2013) 955.
6. J. Mann, J. Li, I. Repins, K. Ramanathan, S. Glynn, C. DeHart, R. Noufi, IEEE J. Photovolt. 3 (1) (2013) 472.
7. H. Ramli, S.K.A. Rahim, T. Abd Rahim, M.M. Aminuddin, Chalcogenide Lett. 10 (6) (2013) 189.
8. G. Kedawat, S. Srivastava, V.K. Jain, P. Kumar, V. Kataria, Y. Agrawal, B.K. Gupta, Y.K. Vijay, ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 5 (11) (2013) 4872.
9. Y.C. Han, M.S. Lim, J.H. Park, K.C. Choi, Org. Electron. 14 (12) (2013) 3437.
10. J. Vidal, O. de Melo, O. Vigil, N. Lopez, G. Contreras-Puente, O. Zelaya- Angel, Thin Solid Films 419 (1-2) (2002) 118.
11. T.A. Safeera, K.J. Anju, P.J. Joffy, E.I. Anila, AIP Conf. Proc. 1512 (2013) 668.
12. X. Zeng, S.S. Pramana, S.K. Batabyal, S.G. Mhaisalkar, X.D. Chen, K.B. Jinesh, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15 (18) (2013) 6763.
13. X.M. Wang, C.Q. Yu, J.X. Wu, Z.H. Wei, Y.D. Zhang, Asian J. Chem. 25 (3) (2013) 1241.
14. Y.D. Zhang, L.W. Mi, Chem. Lett. 41 (9) (2012) 915.
15. A. Fischereder, M.L. Martinez-Ricci, A. Wolosiuk, W. Haas, F. Hofer, G. Trimmel, G.J.A.A. Soler-Illia, Chem. Mater. 24 (10) (2012) 1837.
16. W. Zhang, X.H. Zeng, J.F. Lu, H.T. Chen, Mater. Res. Bull. 48 (10) (2013) 3843.
17. M. Ashrat, M. Mehmood, A. Qayyum, Semiconductors 46 (10) (2012) 1326.
18. Y.G. Yoon, I.H. Choi, J. Korean Phys. Soc. 63 (8) (2013) 1609.
19. D. Yoo, M.S. Choi, S.C. Heo, C. Chung, D. Kim, C. Choi, Met. Mater. Int. 19 (6) (2013) 1309.
20. D. Yoo, M.S. Choi, C. Chung, S.C. Heo, D. Kim, C. Choi, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnol. 13 (12) (2013) 7814.
21. X.H. Xu, F. Wang, Z.L. Li, J.J. Liu, J. Ji, J.F. Chen, Electrochim. Acta 87 (2013) 511.
22. H.M.M.N. Hennayaka, H.S. Lee, Thin Solid Films 548 (2013) 86.
23. M. Zhou, D.Q. Liu, T.Y. Yu, Q.Y. Cai, in: Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Optoelectronic Materials and Devices for Sensing, Imaging, and Solar Energy, vol. 8419, 2012.
24. M.A. Ehsan, T.A.N. Peiris, K.G.U. Wijayantha, H. Khaledi, H.N. Ming, M. Misran, Z. Arifin, M. Mazhar, Thin Solid Films 540 (2013) 1.
25. K. Ramasamy, M.A. Malik, M. Helliwell, J. Raftery, P. O'Brien, Chem. Mater. 23 (6) (2011) 1471.
26. G.L. Agawane, S.W. Shin, M.S. Kim, M.P. Suryawanshi, K.V. Gurav, A. V. Moholkar, J.Y. Lee, J.H. Yun, P.S. Patil, J.H. Kim, Curr. Appl. Phys. 13 (5) (2013) 850.
27. Z.Y. Zhong, E.S. Cho, S.J. Kwon, Mater. Chem. Phys. 135 (2-3) (2012) 287.
28. T. Iwashita, S. Ando, Thin Solid Films 520 (24) (2012) 7076.
29. P.U. Bhaskar, G.S. Babu, Y.B.K. Kumar, Y. Jayasree, V.S. Raja, Mater. Chem. Phys. 134 (2-3) (2012) 1106.
30. G.L. Agawane, S.W. Shin, A.V. Moholkar, K.V. Gurav, J.H. Yun, J.Y. Lee, J.H. Kim, J. Alloys Compd. 535 (2012) 53.
31. J. McAleese, P. O'Brien, Thin-Film Structures for Photovoltaics, 485, 255.
32. I.O. Oladeji, L. Chow, Thin Solid Films 339 (1-2) (1999) 148.
33. P. O'Brien, M.R. Heinrich, D.J. Otway, O. Robbe, A. Bayer, D.S. Boyle, Chemical Processing of Dielectrics, Insulators and Electronic Ceramics, 606, 199.
34. A. Bayer, D.S. Boyle, P. O'Brien, J. Mater. Chem. 12 (10) (2002) 2940.
35. Q.Y. Zhang, E.S.M. Goh, R. Beuerman, Z. Judeh, M.B. Chan-Park, T. P. Chen, R. Xu, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 129 (4) (2013) 1793.
36. P.A. Luque, M.A. Quevedo-Lopez, A. Olivas, Mater. Lett. 106 (2013) 49.
37. A.X. Wei, J. Liu, M.X. Zhuang, Y. Zhao, Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 16 (6) (2013) 1478.
38. K. Shinoda, T. Arai, H. Ohshima, B. Jeyadevan, A. Muramatsu, K. Tohji, E. Matsubara, Mater. Trans. 43 (7) (2002) 1512.
39. F. Long, W.M. Wang, Z.K. Cui, L.Z. Fan, Z.G. Zou, T.K. Jia, Chem. Phys. Lett. 462 (1-3) (2008) 84.
40. P. O'Brien, J. McAleese, J. Mater. Chem. 8 (11) (1998) 2309.
41. J. Vidal, O. Vigil, O. de Melo, N. Lopez, O. Zelaya-Angel, Mater. Chem. Phys. 61 (2) (1999) 139.
42. L.M. Zhou, N. Tang, S.M. Wu, Surf. Coat. Technol. 228 (2013) S146.
43. L.Y. Chen, C. Fang, Appl. Mech. Mater. 281 (2013) 523.
44. S.M. Salim, A.H. Eid, A.M. Salem, H.M. Abou El-Khair, Surf. Interface Anal. 44 (8) (2012) 1214.
45. S.W. Shin, G.L. Agawane, M.G. Gang, A.V. Moholkar, J.H. Moon, J. H. Kim, J.Y. Lee, J. Alloys Compd. 526 (2012) 25.
46. K.S. Kim, N. Winograd, Chem. Phys. Lett. 30 (1) (1975) 91.
47. J.A. Rodriguez, R.A. Campbell, D.W. Goodman, J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 9 (3) (1991) 1698.
48. G.L.E. Turner, Ann. Sci. 48 (5) (1991) 496.