Review Article
Open Access
Synthesis and Characterization of ZnS, MZS and CZS films prepared by Sol-Gel Spin Coating method
V.Kumar1,2, M.Saroja1, M.Venkatachalam1, M.Balachander3, S.Shankar1
1Thin film Centre, Department of Electronics, Erode Arts and Science College, Erode, Tamil Nadu, India.
2Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Ltd., CHIL SEZ , Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu, India.
3Department of Electronics, CMS College of Science and Commerce, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
V.Kumar et al /Int.J. Chemical Concepts. 2017,3(1),pp 150-154.
Abstract
The spin coating method was used for the preparation of ZnS, Mn doped ZnS (MZS) and
Cobalt doped ZnS (CZS) thin films and their structural and optical properties were studied. The ZnS
thin films were grown on well cleaned glass substrates by spin coating method from aqueous solution of
Zinc Sulphide and Thiourea with two different dopants Mn and Co. The properties of ZnS, MZS and
CZS thin films and their growth mechanisms were studied using x-ray diffraction, UV-Visible
spectroscopy and photoluminescence measurements. Effect of dopants on structural and optical
properties was reported.
Keywords
ZnS, Spin Coating, Dopants, Structural and Optical properties.