A systematic study on chemically deposited cadmium sulfide (CdS) thin film
محورهای موضوعی : Journal of Theoretical and Applied PhysicsSaiful Islam 1 , Tasnia Hossain 2 , Hasan Sarwar 3 , Mohammad Junaebur Rashid 4
1 - Department of Information and Communication Technology, Bangladesh University of Professionals;Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Dhaka
2 - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Asia Pacific
3 - Department of Computer Science and Engineering, United International University
4 - Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Dhaka
کلید واژه: CBD, CDS, Thin Film, Optical bandgap, Conductivity,
چکیده مقاله :
AbstractIn this work, the conventional chemical bath deposition (CBD) technique and its growth parameters were systematically studied to deposit CdS thin films on the glass substrate. The samples were prepared using a simple aqueous solution containing cadmium sulfate (CdSO4·8H2O), thiourea [SC(NH2)2], ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2SO4] as a source of cadmium, sulfur, and a complexing agent, respectively. The deposited films were characterized to study the surface morphology, crystallographic structure, chemical composition, optical and electrical properties. Through this study, the structure was determined to cubic with (111) preferential orientation and the crystallinity of the films was improved with the increase of film thickness. The transmission spectra were recorded in the range of wavelength 300–600 nm. The optical bandgap of the optimized CdS films was varied from 2.43 to 2.74 eV. All the films exhibit n-type of conductivity which was found in the order of 10–4 to 10–5 (1/Ω-cm), suggesting that it would be suitable for the buffer layer in thin-film solar cells.
