Murali, K.R. and Kumaresan, S. and Josephprince, J. (2007) Brush electrodeposited CdS films on low temperature substrates. Materials Letters, 61. pp. 2613-2615. ISSN 0167-577X

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Abstract

Cadmium sulphide films were deposited by the brush plating technique on titanium and conducting glass substrates using a current density of 80 mA cm−2. X-ray diffraction studies indicated the polycrystalline nature of the films with hexagonal structure. As the deposition temperature decreased, the peaks were broad indicating the formation of nanocrystallites. Optical absorption measurements yielded band gap values in the range of 2.39–3.10 eV as the deposition temperature decreases. XPS studies confirmed the formation of CdS. Atomic force microscope studies indicated the roughness of the films decreases with the decrease of deposition temperature. The as deposited films were photoactive.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	CdS; II–VI; Thin films; Brush plating
Subjects:	Electrochemical Materials Science
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	ttbdar CECRI
Date Deposited:	26 Mar 2012 10:25
Last Modified:	26 Mar 2012 10:25
URI:	http://cecri.csircentral.net/id/eprint/814

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