Effects of post-deposition treatment on zinc sulfide thin films prepared by an effective-cost chemical bath deposition method

• Main Authors: Arsad A.Z., Arzaee N.A., Abdullah S.F., Rahman M.N.A., Noh M.F.M., Bahruddin M.S., Za'abar F.I., Doroody C., Harif M.N., Ibrahim N.B., Zuhdi A.W.M.
• Other Authors: 56926685200
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 2025
• Subjects: Ammonia; Buffer layers; Carrier concentration; Carrier mobility; Chelation; Copper compounds; Deposition; Deterioration; Energy gap; Film preparation; II-VI semiconductors; Layered semiconductors; Morphology; Solar cells; Sols; Thin films; Zinc oxide; Zinc sulfide; Chemical-bath deposition; Concentration values; Mobility value; Non-crystalline structure; Post-deposition treatment condition; Postdeposition treatments; Property; Treatment conditions; Zinc sulfide thin films; ZnS thin films; Optical properties

Zinc sulfide thin films have been prepared through the effective-cost chemical bath deposition (CBD), utilizing various post-deposition treatments (PDT). PDT parameters like ammonia concentration, dipping time, and ultrasonic cleaning (UC) were investigated. The study found that ZnS thin film surfac...