@Article{CL.2024.217.567,
AUTHOR = {S. Kumar, A. Alam, K. P. Tiwary},
TITLE = {Comparative studies on pinhole free CBD-CdZnS thin films on ITO and FTO substrate},
JOURNAL = {Chalcogenide Letters},
VOLUME = {21},
YEAR = {2024},
NUMBER = {7},
PAGES = {567--574},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CL/v21n7/64953},
ISSN = {1584-8663},
ABSTRACT = {The development of CdZnS thin films using the chemical bath deposition process in nonaqueous
 media is a technological challenge. In this work, 75 millilitres of ethylene glycol 
and ethanol (1:2 ratios) were used to develop a CdZnS thin film on ITO and FTO glass 
substrates using cadmium acetate, zinc sulphate, and thiourea. The ideal bath temperature 
was kept at 130℃ and the anneal temperature of the film that had been deposited in the air 
was maintained at 350℃. The films have been examined using FTIR, WCA, FESEM, and 
XRD. XRD studies reveal that CdZnS films have a hexagonal crystal structure with a 
preference for orientation (002) during the deposition and annealing processes and the 
assessment of the various attributes have been done, such as dislocation density, micro 
strain, and grain size. FESEM study indicates that as deposited film on ITO glass have 
smooth surface and grains appear in the form of small needle shape of equal sizes where as 
FTO substrate reveals the grains of equal size throughout the entire surface in cluster form. 
It is also confirmed that both the CdZnS films formed on ITO and FTO substrates have 
hydrophilic quality. The presence of chemical bonds and functional groups was confirmed 
by FTIR analysis. },
DOI = {10.15251/CL.2024.217.567}
}