TY  - EJOU
AU  - Ali, R. S. 
AU  - Rasheed, H. S. 
AU  - Abdulameer, N. D. 
AU  - Habubi, N. F. 
AU  - Chiad, S. S. 

TI  - Physical properties of Mg doped ZnS thin films via spray pyrolysis
T2  - Chalcogenide Letters

PY  - 2023
VL  - 20
IS  - 3
SN  - 1584-8663

AB  - 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. 
KW  - ZnS thin films
KW  -  Mg
KW  -  XRD
KW  -  AFM

DO  - 10.15251/CL.2023.203.187