Structural, morphological, optical and photoluminescent properties of spray-deposited ZnSe thin film

G.M. Lohar; S.K. Shinde; V.J. Fulari

doi:10.1088/1674-4926/35/11/113001

J. Semicond. > 2014, Volume 35 > Issue 11 > 113001, doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/35/11/113001

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Structural, morphological, optical and photoluminescent properties of spray-deposited ZnSe thin film

G.M. Lohar, S.K. Shinde and V.J. Fulari

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Corresponding author: V. J. Fulari, Email:vijayfulari@gmail.com

Abstract: ZnSe thin films are successfully deposited by spray pyrolysis deposition technique. Deposited thin films are characterized by X-ray diffraction study, and it reveals that spray-deposited ZnSe thin films are polycrystalline with hexagonal crystal structure. Surface morphology is carried out by scanning electron microscopy. It shows cotton-like morphology, and optical properties, such as absorbance, transmittance, reflectance, band gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient are studied. Photoluminescence shows strong emission at 497 nm. Also, spray-deposited ZnSe thin films are hydrophilic in nature, which is shown by contact angle meter.

Key words: spray pyrolysis technique, photoluminescence, hydrophilicity, ZnSe

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[1]	Achimovicova M, Daneu N, Zorkovska A, et al. The use of de-aggregating agents in ZnSe mechanochemical synthesis. J Mater Sci Mater Electron, 2013, 24:3686 doi: 10.1007/s10854-013-1304-1
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[3]	Chen L, Zhang W, Feng C, et al. Replacement/etching route to ZnSe nanotube arrays and their enhanced photocatalytic activities. Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 51:4208 doi: 10.1021/ie202044v
[4]	Fang Z, Li Y, Zhang H, et al. Facile synthesis of highly luminescent UV-blue-emitting ZnSe/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals in aqueous media. J Phys Chem C, 2009, 113:14145 doi: 10.1021/jp903806b
[5]	Lohar G M, Thombare J V, Shinde S K, et al. Photoelectrochemical cell performance of electrodeposited iron doped zinc selenide thin film. IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2013, 13582598:411 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6533417/
[6]	Geng B, You J, Zhan F, et al. Controllable morphology evolution and photoluminescence of ZnSe hollow microspheres. J Phys Chem C, 2008, 112:11301 doi: 10.1021/jp803562a
[7]	Chandramohan R, Kathalingam A, Kumar K, et al. Studies on electrosynthesized semiconducting zinc selenide thin films. Ionics, 2004, 10:297 doi: 10.1007/BF02382834
[8]	Gong H, Huang H, Wang M, et al. Characterization and growth mechanism of ZnSe microspheres prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. Ceramics International, 2007, 33:1381 doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2006.03.033
[9]	Khana T M, Mehmood M F, Mahmood A, et al. Synthesis of thermally evaporated ZnSe thin film at room temperature. Thin Solid Films, 2011, 519:5971 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.03.045
[10]	Bedira M, Oztas M, Bakkaloglu O F, et al. Investigations on structural, optical and electrical parameters of spray deposited ZnSe thin films with different substrate temperature. Eur Phys J B, 2005, 45:465 doi: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00207-3
[11]	Oztas M A, Bedir M A, Bakkaloglu O F, et al. Effect of Zn:Se ratio on the properties of sprayed ZnSe thin films. Acta Phys Pol A, 2005, 107(3):525 doi: 10.12693/APhysPolA.107.525
[12]	Shinde S S, Bhosale C H, Rajpure K Y, et al. Size dependent electron-phonon coupling in N, Li, In, Ga, F and Ag doped ZnO thin films. Spectrochim Acta A, 2012, 98:453 doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.08.076
[13]	Hu Y, Huang C, Su D, et al. Fabrication and characterization of a cotton candy like surface with superhydrophobicity. Appl Surf Sci, 2011, 257:6044 doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.121
[14]	Mahalingam T, Dhanasekaran V, Chandramohan R, et al. Microstructural properties of electrochemically synthesized ZnSe thin films. J Mater Sci, 2012, 47:1950 doi: 10.1007/s10853-011-5989-3
[15]	Ashraf M, Akhtar S M J, Khan A F, et al. effect of annealing on structural and optoelectronic properties of nanostructured ZnSe. J Alloy Compd, 2011, 509(5):2414 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.11.032
[16]	Xie R J, Hintzen H T. Optical properties of (oxy) nitride materials:a review. J Am Ceram Soc, 2013, 96(3):665 doi: 10.1111/jace.2013.96.issue-3
[17]	Shinde S S, Patil P S, Gaikwad R S, et al. Influences in high quality zinc oxide films and their photoelectrochemical performance. J Alloy Compd, 2010, 503:416 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.05.019
[18]	Sato T, Yoshizawa N, Hashizume T, et al. Realization of an extremely low reflectance surface based on InP porous nanostructures for application to photoelectrochemical solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 2010, 518:4399 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.02.029
[19]	Thombare J V, Rath M C, Han S H, et al. The effects of electron irradiation on the optical properties of the organic semiconductor polypyrrole. Journal of Semiconductors, 2013, 34(9):093001 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/9/093001
[20]	Chen L, Zhang W, Feng C, et al. Replacement/etching route to ZnSe nanotube arrays and their enhanced photocatalytic activities. Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 51:4208 doi: 10.1021/ie202044v
[21]	Lohar G M, Thombare J V, Shinde S K, et al. Structural, photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical properties of electrosynthesized ZnSe spheres. J Mater Sci:Mater Electron, 2014, 25:1597 doi: 10.1007/s10854-014-1750-4
[22]	Andrade J J, Brasil Jr A G, Farias P M A, et al. Synthesis and characterization of blue emitting ZnSe quantum dots. Microelectron J, 2009, 40:641 doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.040
[23]	Shen H, Wang H, Li X, et al. Phosphine-free synthesis of high quality ZnSe, ZnSe/ZnS, and Cu-, Mn-doped ZnSe nanocrystals. Dalton Trans, 2009, 10534:10540 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20023877/
[24]	Mahadik D B, Rao A V, Rao A P, et al. Effect of concentration of trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDZ) silylating agents on surface free energy of silica aerogels. J Colloid Interf Sci, 2011, 356:298 doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.088

Fig. 1. XRD pattern of spray-deposited ZnSe thin film.

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Fig. 2. (a) SEM images of ZnSe thin film. (b) Cotton image, inset (c) is the original image of cotton.

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Fig. 3. Optical properties of ZnSe thin film. (a) Optical absorbance of ZnSe thin film. (b) Transmittance of ZnSe thin film. (c) Reflectance of ZnSe thin film. (d) Optical band gap of ZnSe thin film. (e) Refractive index of ZnSe thin film. (f) Extinction coefficient of ZnSe thin film.

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Fig. 4. Photoluminescence of spray-deposited ZnSe thin film, inset schematic of general energy band diagram.

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Fig. 5. Contact angle image of spray-deposited ZnSe thin film.

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[1]	Achimovicova M, Daneu N, Zorkovska A, et al. The use of de-aggregating agents in ZnSe mechanochemical synthesis. J Mater Sci Mater Electron, 2013, 24:3686 doi: 10.1007/s10854-013-1304-1
[2]	Bang J, Park J, Lee J H, et al. ZnTe/ZnSe (core/shell) type-Ⅱ quantum dots their optical and photovoltaic properties. Chem Mater, 2010, 22:233 doi: 10.1021/cm9027995
[3]	Chen L, Zhang W, Feng C, et al. Replacement/etching route to ZnSe nanotube arrays and their enhanced photocatalytic activities. Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 51:4208 doi: 10.1021/ie202044v
[4]	Fang Z, Li Y, Zhang H, et al. Facile synthesis of highly luminescent UV-blue-emitting ZnSe/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals in aqueous media. J Phys Chem C, 2009, 113:14145 doi: 10.1021/jp903806b
[5]	Lohar G M, Thombare J V, Shinde S K, et al. Photoelectrochemical cell performance of electrodeposited iron doped zinc selenide thin film. IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2013, 13582598:411 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6533417/
[6]	Geng B, You J, Zhan F, et al. Controllable morphology evolution and photoluminescence of ZnSe hollow microspheres. J Phys Chem C, 2008, 112:11301 doi: 10.1021/jp803562a
[7]	Chandramohan R, Kathalingam A, Kumar K, et al. Studies on electrosynthesized semiconducting zinc selenide thin films. Ionics, 2004, 10:297 doi: 10.1007/BF02382834
[8]	Gong H, Huang H, Wang M, et al. Characterization and growth mechanism of ZnSe microspheres prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. Ceramics International, 2007, 33:1381 doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2006.03.033
[9]	Khana T M, Mehmood M F, Mahmood A, et al. Synthesis of thermally evaporated ZnSe thin film at room temperature. Thin Solid Films, 2011, 519:5971 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.03.045
[10]	Bedira M, Oztas M, Bakkaloglu O F, et al. Investigations on structural, optical and electrical parameters of spray deposited ZnSe thin films with different substrate temperature. Eur Phys J B, 2005, 45:465 doi: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00207-3
[11]	Oztas M A, Bedir M A, Bakkaloglu O F, et al. Effect of Zn:Se ratio on the properties of sprayed ZnSe thin films. Acta Phys Pol A, 2005, 107(3):525 doi: 10.12693/APhysPolA.107.525
[12]	Shinde S S, Bhosale C H, Rajpure K Y, et al. Size dependent electron-phonon coupling in N, Li, In, Ga, F and Ag doped ZnO thin films. Spectrochim Acta A, 2012, 98:453 doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.08.076
[13]	Hu Y, Huang C, Su D, et al. Fabrication and characterization of a cotton candy like surface with superhydrophobicity. Appl Surf Sci, 2011, 257:6044 doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.121
[14]	Mahalingam T, Dhanasekaran V, Chandramohan R, et al. Microstructural properties of electrochemically synthesized ZnSe thin films. J Mater Sci, 2012, 47:1950 doi: 10.1007/s10853-011-5989-3
[15]	Ashraf M, Akhtar S M J, Khan A F, et al. effect of annealing on structural and optoelectronic properties of nanostructured ZnSe. J Alloy Compd, 2011, 509(5):2414 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.11.032
[16]	Xie R J, Hintzen H T. Optical properties of (oxy) nitride materials:a review. J Am Ceram Soc, 2013, 96(3):665 doi: 10.1111/jace.2013.96.issue-3
[17]	Shinde S S, Patil P S, Gaikwad R S, et al. Influences in high quality zinc oxide films and their photoelectrochemical performance. J Alloy Compd, 2010, 503:416 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.05.019
[18]	Sato T, Yoshizawa N, Hashizume T, et al. Realization of an extremely low reflectance surface based on InP porous nanostructures for application to photoelectrochemical solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 2010, 518:4399 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.02.029
[19]	Thombare J V, Rath M C, Han S H, et al. The effects of electron irradiation on the optical properties of the organic semiconductor polypyrrole. Journal of Semiconductors, 2013, 34(9):093001 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/9/093001
[20]	Chen L, Zhang W, Feng C, et al. Replacement/etching route to ZnSe nanotube arrays and their enhanced photocatalytic activities. Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 51:4208 doi: 10.1021/ie202044v
[21]	Lohar G M, Thombare J V, Shinde S K, et al. Structural, photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical properties of electrosynthesized ZnSe spheres. J Mater Sci:Mater Electron, 2014, 25:1597 doi: 10.1007/s10854-014-1750-4
[22]	Andrade J J, Brasil Jr A G, Farias P M A, et al. Synthesis and characterization of blue emitting ZnSe quantum dots. Microelectron J, 2009, 40:641 doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.040
[23]	Shen H, Wang H, Li X, et al. Phosphine-free synthesis of high quality ZnSe, ZnSe/ZnS, and Cu-, Mn-doped ZnSe nanocrystals. Dalton Trans, 2009, 10534:10540 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20023877/
[24]	Mahadik D B, Rao A V, Rao A P, et al. Effect of concentration of trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDZ) silylating agents on surface free energy of silica aerogels. J Colloid Interf Sci, 2011, 356:298 doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.088

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ZnSe thin films are successfully deposited by spray pyrolysis deposition technique. Deposited thin films are characterized by X-ray diffraction study, and it reveals that spray-deposited ZnSe thin films are polycrystalline with hexagonal crystal structure. Surface morphology is carried out by scanning electron microscopy. It shows cotton-like morphology, and optical properties, such as absorbance, transmittance, reflectance, band gap, refractive index, extinction coefficient are studied. Photoluminescence shows strong emission at 497 nm. Also, spray-deposited ZnSe thin films are hydrophilic in nature, which is shown by contact angle meter.
- spray pyrolysis technique,
- photoluminescence,
- hydrophilicity,
- ZnSe

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[1]	Achimovicova M, Daneu N, Zorkovska A, et al. The use of de-aggregating agents in ZnSe mechanochemical synthesis. J Mater Sci Mater Electron, 2013, 24:3686 doi: 10.1007/s10854-013-1304-1
[2]	Bang J, Park J, Lee J H, et al. ZnTe/ZnSe (core/shell) type-Ⅱ quantum dots their optical and photovoltaic properties. Chem Mater, 2010, 22:233 doi: 10.1021/cm9027995
[3]	Chen L, Zhang W, Feng C, et al. Replacement/etching route to ZnSe nanotube arrays and their enhanced photocatalytic activities. Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 51:4208 doi: 10.1021/ie202044v
[4]	Fang Z, Li Y, Zhang H, et al. Facile synthesis of highly luminescent UV-blue-emitting ZnSe/ZnS core/shell nanocrystals in aqueous media. J Phys Chem C, 2009, 113:14145 doi: 10.1021/jp903806b
[5]	Lohar G M, Thombare J V, Shinde S K, et al. Photoelectrochemical cell performance of electrodeposited iron doped zinc selenide thin film. IEEE Xplore Digital Library, 2013, 13582598:411 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6533417/
[6]	Geng B, You J, Zhan F, et al. Controllable morphology evolution and photoluminescence of ZnSe hollow microspheres. J Phys Chem C, 2008, 112:11301 doi: 10.1021/jp803562a
[7]	Chandramohan R, Kathalingam A, Kumar K, et al. Studies on electrosynthesized semiconducting zinc selenide thin films. Ionics, 2004, 10:297 doi: 10.1007/BF02382834
[8]	Gong H, Huang H, Wang M, et al. Characterization and growth mechanism of ZnSe microspheres prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. Ceramics International, 2007, 33:1381 doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2006.03.033
[9]	Khana T M, Mehmood M F, Mahmood A, et al. Synthesis of thermally evaporated ZnSe thin film at room temperature. Thin Solid Films, 2011, 519:5971 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2011.03.045
[10]	Bedira M, Oztas M, Bakkaloglu O F, et al. Investigations on structural, optical and electrical parameters of spray deposited ZnSe thin films with different substrate temperature. Eur Phys J B, 2005, 45:465 doi: 10.1140/epjb/e2005-00207-3
[11]	Oztas M A, Bedir M A, Bakkaloglu O F, et al. Effect of Zn:Se ratio on the properties of sprayed ZnSe thin films. Acta Phys Pol A, 2005, 107(3):525 doi: 10.12693/APhysPolA.107.525
[12]	Shinde S S, Bhosale C H, Rajpure K Y, et al. Size dependent electron-phonon coupling in N, Li, In, Ga, F and Ag doped ZnO thin films. Spectrochim Acta A, 2012, 98:453 doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.08.076
[13]	Hu Y, Huang C, Su D, et al. Fabrication and characterization of a cotton candy like surface with superhydrophobicity. Appl Surf Sci, 2011, 257:6044 doi: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.121
[14]	Mahalingam T, Dhanasekaran V, Chandramohan R, et al. Microstructural properties of electrochemically synthesized ZnSe thin films. J Mater Sci, 2012, 47:1950 doi: 10.1007/s10853-011-5989-3
[15]	Ashraf M, Akhtar S M J, Khan A F, et al. effect of annealing on structural and optoelectronic properties of nanostructured ZnSe. J Alloy Compd, 2011, 509(5):2414 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.11.032
[16]	Xie R J, Hintzen H T. Optical properties of (oxy) nitride materials:a review. J Am Ceram Soc, 2013, 96(3):665 doi: 10.1111/jace.2013.96.issue-3
[17]	Shinde S S, Patil P S, Gaikwad R S, et al. Influences in high quality zinc oxide films and their photoelectrochemical performance. J Alloy Compd, 2010, 503:416 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.05.019
[18]	Sato T, Yoshizawa N, Hashizume T, et al. Realization of an extremely low reflectance surface based on InP porous nanostructures for application to photoelectrochemical solar cells. Thin Solid Films, 2010, 518:4399 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2010.02.029
[19]	Thombare J V, Rath M C, Han S H, et al. The effects of electron irradiation on the optical properties of the organic semiconductor polypyrrole. Journal of Semiconductors, 2013, 34(9):093001 doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/34/9/093001
[20]	Chen L, Zhang W, Feng C, et al. Replacement/etching route to ZnSe nanotube arrays and their enhanced photocatalytic activities. Ind Eng Chem Res, 2012, 51:4208 doi: 10.1021/ie202044v
[21]	Lohar G M, Thombare J V, Shinde S K, et al. Structural, photoluminescence and photoelectrochemical properties of electrosynthesized ZnSe spheres. J Mater Sci:Mater Electron, 2014, 25:1597 doi: 10.1007/s10854-014-1750-4
[22]	Andrade J J, Brasil Jr A G, Farias P M A, et al. Synthesis and characterization of blue emitting ZnSe quantum dots. Microelectron J, 2009, 40:641 doi: 10.1016/j.mejo.2008.06.040
[23]	Shen H, Wang H, Li X, et al. Phosphine-free synthesis of high quality ZnSe, ZnSe/ZnS, and Cu-, Mn-doped ZnSe nanocrystals. Dalton Trans, 2009, 10534:10540 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20023877/
[24]	Mahadik D B, Rao A V, Rao A P, et al. Effect of concentration of trimethylchlorosilane (TMCS) and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDZ) silylating agents on surface free energy of silica aerogels. J Colloid Interf Sci, 2011, 356:298 doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2010.12.088

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