A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition
Atomic force microscopy; Cadmium sulfide; Chemical analysis; Energy gap; Field emission microscopes; Glass; Hall effect; II-VI semiconductors; Magnetron sputtering; Scanning electron microscopy; Substrates; X ray diffraction; Zinc sulfide; Atomic-force-microscopy; Cadmium sulphide thin films; Chemic...
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my.uniten.dspace-259862023-05-29T17:05:54Z A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition Doroody C. Rahman K.S. Rosly H.N. Harif M.N. Isah M. Kar Y.B. Tiong S.K. Amin N. 56905467200 56348138800 36873451800 22634024000 57219626175 26649255900 15128307800 7102424614 Atomic force microscopy; Cadmium sulfide; Chemical analysis; Energy gap; Field emission microscopes; Glass; Hall effect; II-VI semiconductors; Magnetron sputtering; Scanning electron microscopy; Substrates; X ray diffraction; Zinc sulfide; Atomic-force-microscopy; Cadmium sulphide thin films; Chemical-bath deposition; Deposition films; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Radio-frequency-magnetron sputtering; Sputtered films; Thin glass substrates; Ultra-thin; Ultra-thin glass; Thin films The structural, morphological and optoelectrical characteristics of cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates via Radio Frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition (CBD) have been explored in this study. CdS thin films were characterized using the X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), UV�Vis spectrophotometer and Hall effect measurement system. As obvious from XRD investigation, the stable hexagonal wurtzite crystalline structure with (002) preferential orientation was resulted from both deposition methods. FESEM study demonstrated uniform grain structure for the sputtered films. Compositional analysis confirmed that S/Cd ratio is 0.28 for the sputtered films and 0.20 for the CBD films. AFM study exhibited spherical crystal surface formation, hills and valleys for CBD films. The optical analysis showed a band gap of 2.40 eV and 2.32 eV for the sputtering and the CBD methods, respectively. Hall effect analysis recorded carrier concentration and resistivity in the order of 1013 cm?3 and 104 ? cm, respectively. The experimental results recommend that the CdS thin films grown by the sputtering might be favourable as the window layer for solar cell application. � 2021 Elsevier Ltd Final 2023-05-29T09:05:54Z 2023-05-29T09:05:54Z 2021 Article 10.1016/j.mssp.2021.105935 2-s2.0-85106921569 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85106921569&doi=10.1016%2fj.mssp.2021.105935&partnerID=40&md5=b581c35f8f7be489b44e6b0e44418714 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/25986 133 105935 Elsevier Ltd Scopus |
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Atomic force microscopy; Cadmium sulfide; Chemical analysis; Energy gap; Field emission microscopes; Glass; Hall effect; II-VI semiconductors; Magnetron sputtering; Scanning electron microscopy; Substrates; X ray diffraction; Zinc sulfide; Atomic-force-microscopy; Cadmium sulphide thin films; Chemical-bath deposition; Deposition films; Field emission scanning electron microscopy; Radio-frequency-magnetron sputtering; Sputtered films; Thin glass substrates; Ultra-thin; Ultra-thin glass; Thin films |
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Doroody C. Rahman K.S. Rosly H.N. Harif M.N. Isah M. Kar Y.B. Tiong S.K. Amin N. A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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A comparative study of CdS thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by RF magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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comparative study of cds thin films grown on ultra-thin glass substrates by rf magnetron sputtering and chemical bath deposition |
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