Improvement of the Photo-Activity of CdS Thin Films Using TX-100

CdS thin films (CBD-CdS) and Triton X-100 (TX-100)-treated CdS thin films (TX100-CdS) were successfully deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) conducting substrates using the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method at bath temperatures of 40°C, 60°C and 80°C. The two types of films were character...

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Published in:Journal of electronic materials 2019-07, Vol.48 (7), p.4424-4431
Main Authors: Adikaram, K. K. M. B. B., Kumarage, W. G. C., Varga, T., Dassanayake, B. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cadmium sulfide
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry and Materials Science
Electrical properties
Electronics and Microelectronics
Fluorine
Instrumentation
Materials Science
Morphology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Optical properties
Organic chemistry
Solid State Physics
Substrates
Thin films
Tin oxides
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Summary:CdS thin films (CBD-CdS) and Triton X-100 (TX-100)-treated CdS thin films (TX100-CdS) were successfully deposited on fluorine-doped tin oxide (FTO) conducting substrates using the chemical bath deposition (CBD) method at bath temperatures of 40°C, 60°C and 80°C. The two types of films were characterized for their structural, optical, morphological and electrical properties. The introduction of TX-100 was found to effectively improve the structural, optical, morphological and electrical properties of the CdS thin films at all temperatures studied and thereby the photo-activity.
ISSN:0361-5235
1543-186X
DOI:10.1007/s11664-019-07215-5