Nano-Crystalline Lead Sulfide Thin Films using The Chemical Bath Deposition: Synthesis and Characterization

Authors

  • M. Husham Functional Devices Laboratory (FDL), Institute of Advance Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Malaysia.
  • Z. Hassan Institute of Nano-Optoelectronics Research and Technology (INOR), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
  • Ahmed A. Al-Dulaimi Malaysian Institute of Chemical & BioEngineering Technology (MICET), Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL), Malaysia.

Keywords:

Nanocrystalline, PbS, thin films, Chemical bath deposition

Abstract

Nanocrystalline lead sulfide (PbS) thin films have been successfully grown on glass substrate using the chemical bath deposition technique. Microwave oven was used as a heating source to facilitate the growth process of the thin films. Aqueous solutions of lead nitrate Pb(NO3) and thiourea [SC(NH2)2] were used as lead and sulfur ion sources, respectively. Structural, morphological and optical analyses revealed good quality growth of nanocrystalline PbS thin films. This study introduced a facile and low cost method to prepare high quality nanocrystalline PbS thin films in a relatively short growth time for optoelectronic applications.

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Published

2017-12-31

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2017): Science Letters

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