title: Study of the morphology of ZnS thin films deposited on different substrates via chemical bath deposition.
abstract: In this work, the influence of substrate on the morphology of ZnS thin films by chemical bath deposition is studied. The materials used were zinc acetate, tri-sodium citrate, thiourea, and ammonium hydroxide/ammonium chloride solution. The growth of ZnS thin films on different substrates showed a large variation on the surface, presenting a poor growth on SiO2 and HfO2 substrates. The thin films on ITO substrate presented a uniform and compact growth without pinholes. The optical properties showed a transmittance of about 85% in the visible range of 300-800 nm with band gap of 3.7 eV.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingenier, í, a, Arquitectura y Diseño, UABC, Ensenada, B.C., México.
authors.forename: Claudia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gómez-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingenier, í, a, Arquitectura y Diseño, UABC, Ensenada, B.C., México.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Luque
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ingeniería Mochis, UAS, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Castro-Beltran
authors.affiliation: Centro Conjunto de Investigación en Química Sustentable UAEM-UNAM, Toluca, México.
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vilchis-Nestor
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ingeniería Química, IT de Los Mochis, Los Mochis, Sinaloa, México.
authors.forename: Eder
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lugo-Medina
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ingeniería y Tecnología, UACJ, Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, México.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carrillo-Castillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UT at Dallas, Richardson, Texas.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Quevedo-Lopez
authors.affiliation: Centro de Nanociencias y Nanotecnología-UNAM, Ensenada, B.C., México.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olivas
keywords: CBD; ZnS; substrate; substrates; thin films