Optical properties of chemical bath deposited CdS thin films

被引:59
作者
Mahanty, S [1 ]
Basak, D [1 ]
Rueda, F [1 ]
Leon, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Autonoma MAdrid, Dept Fis Aplicada, Madrid 28049, Spain
关键词
band gap; cadmium sulfide; chemical bath; refractive index; thin film;
D O I
10.1007/s11664-999-0112-0
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
CdS thin films have been prepared by chemical bath deposition. As-deposited films are cubic and show a sulfur deficiency. From the transmittance and reflectance data analysis direct band gaps (E-g) ranging from 2.180 to 2.448 eV have been obtained. Air and vacuum annealed samples show a decrease in the band gap. The refractive index (n) lies in the range 1.61-2.34. A dependence of band gap on composition has been observed and the possible reasons are discussed.
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