Abstract
Zinc sulfide thin films were
deposited on quartz substrate from sintering targets by electron beam evaporation. The structural
morphological and optical properties of the films were investigated by X ra y diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy
(SEM), photoluminescence and UV vis spectra XRD analysis indicated that prepared ZnS thin film showed hexagonal
polycrystalline wurtzite structure with (110) preferential The structure of f ilms has the accorda nce with sintered
targets by electron beam evaporation SEM images revealed the films were constituted of nanoparticles with diameter of
several dozens of nanometers or even smaller, which has been vertified by calculated result of grain size. The
photoluminescence spectra showed the emission peak was located at 370 nm with excitation wavelength of 250 nm, which
may be caused by donor acceptor band transition. From the transmission spectra, the thickness and optical band gap have
been calcula ted and fitted, and the result indicated the film has broader optical band gap, about 3.75 eV..
Keywords
Zinc sulfide Thin films Electron beam evaporation Transmission Optical band gap.
Citation
YANWEI HUANG, LEFAN XIAO, XUELI LIU, JUNHUA XI, ZHENGUO JI, Pre paration and characterization of zinc sulfide thin film deposited on quartz substrate from sintered targets by electron beam evaporation, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 9, 1-2, January-February 2015, pp.110-113 (2015).
Submitted at: March 12, 2014
Accepted at: Jan. 21, 2015