Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method

Thin films of copper sulphide were deposited using chemical bath deposition method. The deposition was carried out at various pH values and electrolyte concentrations. The structure, morphology and optical properties of thin films were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, atomic force microsc...

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Main Authors: Kassim, Anuar, Nagalingam, Saravanan, Tan, Wee Tee, Khor, Lea Koon, Ho, Soon Min
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Science and Technology, Gazi University 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14290/1/Effect%20of%20pH%20value%20and%20electrolyte%20concentration%20on%20the%20copper%20sulphide%20thin%20films%20prepared%20by%20chemical%20bath%20deposition%20method.pdf
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author Kassim, Anuar
Nagalingam, Saravanan
Tan, Wee Tee
Khor, Lea Koon
Ho, Soon Min
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description Thin films of copper sulphide were deposited using chemical bath deposition method. The deposition was carried out at various pH values and electrolyte concentrations. The structure, morphology and optical properties of thin films were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy and UV-Visible spectrophotometer. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that the deposited materials were CuS with hexagonal phase. The films deposited using 0.05 M of copper chloride and sodium thiosulfate solutions at pH 3 showed the best crystallinity, uniform surface coverage and high absorption characteristics. The band gap was found to be 2.6 eV with p-type behaviour.
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spelling upm.eprints-142902015-09-22T07:09:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14290/ Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method Kassim, Anuar Nagalingam, Saravanan Tan, Wee Tee Khor, Lea Koon Ho, Soon Min Thin films of copper sulphide were deposited using chemical bath deposition method. The deposition was carried out at various pH values and electrolyte concentrations. The structure, morphology and optical properties of thin films were investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, atomic force microscopy and UV-Visible spectrophotometer. X-ray diffraction patterns confirmed that the deposited materials were CuS with hexagonal phase. The films deposited using 0.05 M of copper chloride and sodium thiosulfate solutions at pH 3 showed the best crystallinity, uniform surface coverage and high absorption characteristics. The band gap was found to be 2.6 eV with p-type behaviour. Institute of Science and Technology, Gazi University 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14290/1/Effect%20of%20pH%20value%20and%20electrolyte%20concentration%20on%20the%20copper%20sulphide%20thin%20films%20prepared%20by%20chemical%20bath%20deposition%20method.pdf Kassim, Anuar and Nagalingam, Saravanan and Tan, Wee Tee and Khor, Lea Koon and Ho, Soon Min (2010) Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method. Gazi University Journal of Science, 23 (4). pp. 435-443. ISSN 1303-9709 http://gujs.gazi.edu.tr/article/view/1060000121
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Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
title Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
title_full Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
title_fullStr Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
title_full_unstemmed Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
title_short Effect of pH value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
title_sort effect of ph value and electrolyte concentration on the copper sulphide thin films prepared by chemical bath deposition method
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