SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ZnS THIN FILMS PREPARED BY RESISTIVE HEATING TECHNIQUE

S. Nimrah, S. Honey, M. T. Bhatti, A. F. Khan, S. Naseem, M. Maaza and I. Ahmad
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S. Nimrah: Department of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
S. Honey: #x2020;Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of Punjab, QAC, Lahore, Pakistan¶UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa∥Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 OldFaure Road, Somerset West 7129, P. O. Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa
M. T. Bhatti: Department of Physics, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
A. F. Khan: #x2021;Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
S. Naseem: #x2020;Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of Punjab, QAC, Lahore, Pakistan
M. Maaza: #xB6;UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa∥Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 OldFaure Road, Somerset West 7129, P. O. Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa
I. Ahmad: #xA7;National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan¶UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nanosciences/Nanotechnology, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa, Muckleneuk Ridge, P.O. Box 392, Pretoria, South Africa∥Nanosciences African Network (NANOAFNET), iThemba LABS-National Research Foundation, 1 OldFaure Road, Somerset West 7129, P. O. Box 722, Somerset West, Western Cape Province, South Africa

Surface Review and Letters (SRL), 2018, vol. 25, issue 04, 1-7

Abstract: In the present work, Zinc Sulphide (ZnS) thin films deposited by resistive heating technique on BK-7 glass substrate. Optical and structural characterizations of ZnS films have been carried out along with the post-deposition annealing at different temperatures. The thickness of the film is monitored by quartz crystal monitor and found to be 500nm. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy provides the qualitative analysis of ZnS film before and after annealing at different temperatures. The optical investigation shows that the as-deposited and annealed ZnS film display the high optical transmittance of (64–68%) in the visible/near infrared region. The optical energy gaps of present as-deposited and annealed ZnS film vary in the range of 3.32–3.18eV with the change in annealing temperature.

Keywords: ZnS; thin film; structural; optical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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