@Article{CL.2023.203.187,
AUTHOR = {R. S. Ali, H. S. Rasheed, N. D. Abdulameer, N. F. Habubi, S. S. Chiad},
TITLE = {Physical properties of Mg doped ZnS thin films via spray pyrolysis},
JOURNAL = {Chalcogenide Letters},
VOLUME = {20},
YEAR = {2023},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {187--196},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CL/v20n3/65302},
ISSN = {1584-8663},
ABSTRACT = {Chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) was utilized to create pure Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) and 
magnesium (Mg) doped thin films on a clean glass substrate at a temperature equal to 
400°C. X-ray diffraction test revealed a cubic wurtzite crystal structure with average 
crystallite sizes of 10.99 and 12.27 nm for ZnS and ZnS: Mg, respectively. XRD analysis 
of the doped films revealed a polycrystalline structure with a predominant peak along the 
(220) plane and additional peaks along the (111), (200), and (222) planes. The grain size 
raised from 10.99 to 12.27 nm as a result of the XRD patterns. The increase in Mg content 
from 0% to 3%, affect the bandgap that fell from 3.52 to 3.42 eV. As the Mg content 
increased, the transmittance and refractive index of the films was lowered. },
DOI = {10.15251/CL.2023.203.187}
}