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Changes in Structural and Optical Properties of CdS Thin Films During the Process of Chemical Bath Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Li Wei ,
Feng Liang-huan ,
Cai Ya-ping ,
Zhang Jing-quan ,
Zheng Jia-gui ,
Cai Wei ,
Wu Li-li ,
Li Bing ,
Shao Ye  and
Cai Dao-lin
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Li Wei
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Feng Liang-huan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Cai Ya-ping
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Zhang Jing-quan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Zheng Jia-gui
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Cai Wei
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Wu Li-li
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Li Bing
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Shao Ye
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Cai Dao-lin
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
Len Wen-jian
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, P. R. China
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Abstract

Chemical bath deposition (CBD) techniques for the growth of CdS polycrystalline thin films are now well developed. However, there usually appear different structures, grain sizes and energy gaps in CdS polycrystalline films by CBD, which implies that the influence of growth process on the structures and properties of CBD CdS thin films must be considered. In this paper, the optical, compositional and structural properties of CBD CdS thin films in the reaction process have been studied by XRD, AFM, XPS and optical transmission spectra measurements. The results can be explained using atomic mechanism and lattice transition in the CdS thin films.

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