Zinc sulfide thin films produced by sulfidation of sol-gel deposited zinc oxide

被引:35
作者
Kavanagh, Y [1 ]
Cameron, DC
机构
[1] Dublin City Univ, Natl Ctr Plasma Sci & Technol, Dublin 9, Ireland
[2] IT Carlow, Carlow, Ireland
关键词
sol-gel; electroluminescent display; zinc sulfide; zinc oxide; diffusion;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-6090(01)01298-6
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Zinc sulfide thin films have been produced from films of zinc oxide deposited by sol-gel techniques from a solution of metal alkoxide in ethanol. The oxide films were converted to zinc sulfide by annealing in a hydrogen sulfide-containing atmosphere. The conditions controlling the conversion of oxide to sulfide have been determined by observing the changes in structure and composition as a function of sulfidation temperature and annealing tithe. It has been found that, after an initial 'dead time', conversion takes place in a two-step manner where, for an initial period of approximately 60 min, little diffusion takes place followed by faster diffusion with a diffusion coefficient of 7.8 x 10(-18) m(2) s(-1), which is independent of sulfur concentration. It is also found that the sulfide forms the hexagonal phase with a strong (002) orientation. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved.
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