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Effect of concentration of cadmium sulfate solution on structural, optical and electric properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films

Yuming Xue, Shipeng Zhang, Dianyou Song, Liming Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Lang Wang and Hang Sun

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 Corresponding author: Yuming Xue, orwellx@tjut.edu.cn; Dianyou Song, youdiansong@163.com

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/11/112101

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Abstract: Cd1–xZnxS thin films were deposited by chemical bath deposition (CBD) on the glass substrate to study the influence of cadmium sulfate concentration on the structural characteristics of the thin film. The SEM results show that the thin film surfaces under the cadmium sulfate concentration of 0.005 M exhibit better compactness and uniformity. The distribution diagrams of thin film elements illustrate the film growth rate changes on the trend of the increase, decrease, and increase with the increase of cadmium sulfate concentration. XRD studies exhibit the crystal structure of the film is the hexagonal phase, and there are obvious diffraction peaks and better crystallinity when the concentration is 0.005 M. Spectrophotometer test results demonstrate that the relationship between zinc content x and optical band gap value Eg can be expressed by the equation Eg(x) = 0.59x2 + 0.69x + 2.43. Increasing the zinc content can increase the optical band gap, and the absorbance of the thin film can be improved by decreasing the cadmium sulfate concentration, however, all of them have good transmittance. At a concentration of 0.005 M, the thin film has good absorbance in the 300–800 nm range, 80% transmittance, and band gap value of 3.24 eV, which is suitable for use as a buffer layer for solar cells.

Key words: CIGS thin film solar cellCBD (chemical bath deposition)buffer layerCd1–xZnxS thin filmscadmium sulfate

CdS, an N-type direct band-gap semiconductor material with an optical band gap of 2.43 eV and a good transmittance in the visible light range, has been studied as a buffer layer for heterojunction solar cells for many years[1]. However, due to the narrow optical band gap of CdS, the absorption layer of the short wave is hindered. In addition, cadmium is a toxic substance that is detrimental to human health. An environmentally friendly N-type semiconductor compound ZnS, with an optical band gap of 3.71 eV[2] and a good transmittance for short wave, has been widely considered to replace CdS. While, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) band gap values range from 1.02 to 1.67 eV, there is a big difference between them. Direct contact results in poor lattice matching with the solar cell absorption layer[3], affecting modules photoelectric conversion efficiency. Studies have found that the band gap of CdS can be adjusted by doping Zn to improve the thin film performance[4], and sulfur heterojunction materials containing cadmium and zinc can be prepared in the form of Cd1–xZnxS. Due to the doping of Zn, the band gap of the thin film varies between 2.43 and 3.71 eV. The photoelectric properties of the thin film can be improved by regulating the proportion of zinc in the thin film properly.

A number of methods have been developed for preparing Cd1–xZnxS thin films including spray pyrolysis, successive ion layer absorption and reaction (SILAR), chemical vapor deposition (CVD) and chemical bath deposition (CBD)[5], etc. The CBD method is adopted in experimental research for its low-cost and relatively reduced damage to the absorption layer. The quality of the thin film prepared by this method is affected by the following factors, for example, concentration of reaction solution, temperature, pH value and the Cd2+ concentration[6]. Olivia et al. concluded that the surface morphology of CdZnS films with low cadmium ion concentration was better than that of films with high cadmium ion concentration[7]. Zhang used CBD to deposit Cd0.9Zn0.1S thin film with the band gap of 2.56 eV, exhibiting high transmittance and dense surface. Offiah et al. thought that higher Cd source concentrations were favorable for single-phase deposition of CdZnS films, and the optical band gap increased with the increase of cadmium source concentration[8].

Although studies on the effects of cadmium ion concentration on Cd1–xZnxS thin films have been extensively reported, the sources of cadmium are mostly cadmium chloride (CdCl2), cadmium nitrate (Cd(NO3)2) or cadmium acetate (Cd(CH3CO2)2), and little research has been conducted on the effects of cadmium sulfate (CdSO4) on thin films. In this paper, the influence of cadmium sulfate concentration on the morphology structure and optical properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films is studied, aiming to improve the properties of thin films.

Part of the ions of insoluble substances enter the solution and the others deposit on the solid surface. The dissolution equilibrium is reached when the rate is the same in both, and the equilibrium constant is called solubility product[9]. However, materials prepared by the CBD process generally have a small solubility product, once Cd2+, Zn2+ and S2– is presented in the solution, precipitation will be generated rapidly, affecting the growth of thin films. Thus, complexing agents are usually added to reduce a metal ion release rate. Ammonia is generally chosen as the complexing agent and ammonium sulfate as the buffer. NH4+ reacts with Cd2+ and Zn2+ to form a stable complex of cadmium and zinc for controlling the film deposition rate effectively and improving the film growth quality.

The reagents used under experimental growth conditions of Cd1–xZnxS thin films are shown in Table 1. In this experiment, cadmium sulfate and zinc sulfate are used as the source of Cd2+ and Zn2+ and thiourea as the source of S2–. Besides, ammonia water is used as the complexing agent and ammonium sulfate as the buffer agent. During the experiment, the 2 × 3 cm2 glass substrates that cleaned with deionized water ultrasonic cleaning solution are put into five beakers, followed by the addition of cadmium sulfate, zinc sulfate, ammonium sulfate and an appropriate amount of deionized water. Adding 25% ammonia and 1 M thiourea in turn when the temperature of the reaction liquid water reaches 85 °C, and timing is started. The mixture is stirred every 5 min, and yellow precipitation gradually formed in the beakers. After 30 min of reaction, take out the beakers, wash and dry the samples. The chemical reactions during the deposition of the film are as follows:

Table  1.  Deposition conditions of CBD-Cd1–xZnxS.
ReagentConcentration (M)
ZnSO40.020
(NH4)2SO40.025
SC(NH2)20.015
NH3·H2O25%
CdSO40.003, 0.004, 0.005, 0.006, 0.007
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NH3+H2ONH4++OH,
(1)
ZnSO4Zn2++SO2,
(2)
Zn2++4NH3[Zn(NH3)4]2+,
(3)
CdSO4Cd2++SO2,
(4)
Cd2++4NH3[Cd(NH3)4]2+,
(5)
(NH2)2CS+2OHS2+2H2O+CH2N2,
(6)
[Cd(NH3)4]2++[Zn(NH3)4]2++S2Cd1xZnxS+waste,
(7)

The surface morphology of the film is studied by scanning electron microscope (SEM 460L03040702) and energy dispersion spectroscopy (EDS) attached to the environment scanning electron microscope with a field emission gun (Quanta-FEG 250) is used to analyse the composition and element content of the thin film. A study is made on the crystal structure of the thin film by using X-ray diffraction (XRD) with a scanning range of 10° to 70°, a step length of 0.02, a voltage of 40 kV and a current of 200 mA. The thin film thickness data is recorded with a step height measuring instrument (Veeco Dektak 150). The optical properties of the thin film are studied by a UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer at the wavelength range of 300–800 nm.

Table 2 reveals the thickness of the film obtained by the step height measurement instrument. With the increase of cadmium sulfate concentration, the thickness of the film first increases, then decreasess and increase again, indicating that the film growth rate changes on the trend of the increase, decrease, and increase. Due to the augment of zinc content hindering the reaction between Cd2+ and NH3 to form the cadmium complex, the release rate of cadmium and zinc ions in the solution is accelerated, resulting in the formation of precipitation rate faster than that of the formation of Cd1–xZnxS thin films; the thin film growth rate decreases and the film becomes thinner.

Table  2.  Thickness of Cd1–xZnxS thin films with different cadmium sulfate concentration.
Concentration of cadmium sulfate (M)Thickness (nm)
0.00371.13
0.00473.28
0.00564.73
0.00662.46
0.00766.51
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Fig. 1 exhibits the surface morphology of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited under the concentration of 0.003, 0.004, 0.005, 0.006, 0.007 M cadmium sulfate respectively. It can be seen that the Cd1–xZnxS thin films with cadmium sulfate concentration of 0.003, 0.004, and 0.007 M present better uniformity. For the reason that there is less Cd2+ in the solution. Due to the addition of the complexing agent, the release rate of metal ions slows down, Cd2+ react with OH to produce less precipitation of Cd(OH)2, while the complex ions react with S2– to form Cd1–xZnxS. The accelerated growth rate makes the film have fewer pores and better density. With the increase of cadmium sulfate concentration, excessive Cd2+ exists in the solution. The precipitation of Cd(OH)2 and Zn(OH)2 increases rapidly, hindering the film’s growth and the solution alkalinity increases, leading to more pores. When the concentration continues to increase to 0.007 M, less Cd2+ and S2– is involved in the reaction results in accelerating the film growth rate and improving compactness. Since pores increase the probability of carrier recombination and reduce the photoelectric conversion efficiency, thin films with fewer pores on the surface are more suitable for the buffer layer.

Figure  1.  SEM images of Cd1–xZnxS thin films prepared with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

The distribution diagrams of Cd, S and Zn in Cd1–xZnxS films deposited under the different concentration of cadmium sulfate are showed in Fig. 2, in which yellow represents cadmium, red represents zinc, and green represents sulfur. Figs. 2(c) and 2(d) diagrams show strong red, corresponding to CdSO4 concentration of 0.005 and 0.006 M, while Figs. 2(a), 2(b) and 2(e) show more green and yellow, corresponding to CdSO4 concentration of 0.003, 0.004 and 0.007 M. The above phenomenon indicates that zinc content changes on the trend of the decrease, increase and decrease, and it is preliminarily concluded that it is formed due to the augmentation of the cadmium sulfate concentration.

Figure  2.  (Color online) Element distribution diagrams of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

The EDS data given in Table 3 shows that with the increase of CdSO4 concentration, the percentage of zinc content presents a trend of decrease, increase and decrease.

Table  3.  The atom ratios of S, Zn and Cd in Cd1–xZnxS thin films prepared with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.
Concentration of cadmium sulfate (M)Atom ratio of S, Zn and CdZn/(Zn+Cd)
0.00330.40 : 36.81 : 32.790.529
0.00431.87 : 34.34 : 33.790.504
0.00522.17 : 55.83 : 22.000.717
0.00622.61 : 57.24 : 20.150.739
0.00728.82 : 37.92 : 33.260.533
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When the concentration of CdSO4 increases to 0.004 M, the complexity of cadmium in the solution increases and reacts with S2– to form Cd1–xZnxS. The addition of complexing agent reduces the release rate of metal ions, resulting in less precipitation and slightly increases the film growth rate. EDS results show the percentage of zinc decreases slightly, indicating that it is related to the film growth rate. When the concentration increases to 0.005 M, cadmium and zinc ions react with OH to form the precipitation of Cd(OH)2 and Zn(OH)2 rapidly, making the film growth rate slow down and the percentage of zinc content increase significantly. The same is true when concentration adds up to 0.006 M. While it continues to increase to 0.007 M, due to the excessive consumption of Cd2+ and S2– involved in the reaction and little precipitation in the solution, the film growth rate accelerates, and the percentage of zinc content decreases rapidly. It is confirmed that the increasing cadmium sulfate concentration results in the changing trend of zinc content in the film, so does the film growth rate. The growth of thin films is inhibited with the increase of zinc content.

The XRD pattern of Cd1–xZnxS films prepared under the different CdSO4 concentrations is shown in Fig. 3. It can be seen visually that diffraction peaks appear at position 2θ = 27.020 corresponding to the concentration of 0.004 and 0.005 M. This demonstrates that the film crystallinity under this concentration is better than other concentrations. There is a strong preferential orientation on the (002) plane of the hexagonal phase. It can be seen that the (002) peak position of Cd1–xZnxS generated at the five cadmium sulfate concentrations is shifted to a higher angle with respect to 2θ = 26.507 corresponding to the XRD standard diffraction peak (002) of the given CdS. Due to the addition of ZnS, the lattice constant of the hexagonal phase ZnS is smaller than that of hexagonal phase CdS, thus the lattice constant of the Cd1–xZnxS thin film is smaller than CdS, making the (002) peak shift to a higher angle. It can be concluded from EDS results that the thin film crystallinity is related to the zinc content. The higher the zinc content, the worse the thin film crystallinity will be. For the reason that the increasement of zinc content hinders the reaction between Cd2+ and NH3 to form a cadmium complex and accelerates the release rate of metal ions, leading to more precipitation in the solution, worse density of the thin film and the lower diffraction peak[10].

Figure  3.  XRD patterns of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited at different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

The optical properties of the thin film are studied by using ultraviolet visible near the infrared spectrophotometer. The absorbance is shown in Fig. 4(a). In the figure, the thin film has a higher absorbance at the wavelength of less than 500 nm than that of more than 500 nm, and the absorbance decreases sharply in the wavelength range of 300–350 nm. The absorbance gradually increases as the cadmium sulfate concentration increases, while it decreases at the concentration of 0.007 M.

Figure  4.  Plots of (a) absorbance vs wavelength and (b) transmittance vs wavelength for the Cd1–xZnxS thin films prepared with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

The light transmittance is exhibited in Fig. 4(b). The transmittance of the thin film increases sharply with the increase of the wavelength in the range of 300–500 nm, and rises slowly when exceeding 500 nm. The thin films prepared under the five cadmium sulfate concentrations have good transmittance, the average transmittance within the visible light range is over 80%. Especially when concentration is 0.007 M, it exceeds 85%. In addition, the absorbance edge of the film presents significant blue shift as the change of cadmium sulfate concentration[11].

The optical band gap and absorption coefficient of the Cd1–xZnxS thin films satisfy the Tauc equation[12]:

(αhv)1/n=A(hvEg),
(8)

where α is the absorption coefficient, hv is photon energy, Eg is the optical band gap and A is a constant. Depending on the type of semiconductor, the exponential n is 1/2 for the direct band-gap semiconductor and 2 for the indirect band-gap semiconductor[13]. Since Cd1–xZnxS is a direct band-gap semiconductor, the value of n is 1/2.

While the absorption coefficient α can be calculated by Eq. (9):

α=ln(T)/d,
(9)

where T is the light transmittance, d is the thin film thickness. α is calculated by Eq. (9), then bring it into Eq. (8) and draw the (αhv)2hv scatter diagram, which is shown in Fig. 5. In the figure, the straight line is the tangent line of the curve, the extension line intersects with the horizontal axis, and the abscissa of the intersection is the thin film optical band gap. According to this, the thin film band gaps corresponding to the CdSO4 concentration of 0.003, 0.004, 0.005, 0.006 and 0.007 M are 2.95, 2.93, 3.24, 3.27 and 2.97 eV. It can be observed that with the increase of cadmium sulfate concentration, the band gap changes on the decrease, increase and decrease. The change trend of it is consistent with the percentage of zinc atoms, indicating that the zinc content is closely related to the band gap.

Figure  5.  Band gap of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

It can be intuitively seen from Fig. 6 that the thin film band gap values varies between 2.43 and 3.71 eV at different cadmium sulfate concentrations. When x = 0, the film is undoped with zinc, the band gap value is 2.43 eV; while x = 1, the band gap value is 3.71 eV. Fig. 6 shows the thin film band gap values change with x, which is nonlinear. Further studies have found that there is a certain functional relationship between the two, which can be expressed by the dielectric model and the pseudopotential model[14]. They satisfy the following equation:

Figure  6.  The value of Cd1–xZnxS thin film band gap changes with x.
Eg(x)=kx2+(Eg,ZnSEg,CdSk)x+Eg,CdS,
(10)

where Eg,CdS and Eg,ZnS represent the band gap values of CdS and ZnS in Cd1–xZnxS and k represents the bending coefficient, which can be calculated by the following formula[15]:

k=4[0.5(Eg,CdS+Eg,ZnS)Eg,0.5],
(11)

Eg,0.5 represents the band gap value when x = 0.5. Through the analysis of the atomic percentage and the film band gap, results are exhibited in Table 4. Eventually, the nonlinear relationship between Cd1–xZnxS thin film band gap value Eg and x can be expressed as:

Table  4.  Film element content, zinc-cadmium content ratio and band gap.
Cd (at.%)Zn (at.%)S (at.%)Zn/CdCd1–xZnxSEg (eV)
32.7936.8130.401.12Cd0.48Zn0.52S2.95
33.7934.3431.871.02Cd0.50Zn0.50S2.93
22.0055.8322.172.54Cd0.28Zn0.72S3.24
20.1557.2422.612.84Cd0.26Zn0.74S3.27
33.2637.9228.821.14Cd0.47Zn0.53S2.97
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Eg(x)=0.59x2+0.69x+2.43.
(12)

According to Eq. (12), increasing the zinc content in the thin film will increase the optical band gap. Due to the addition of Zn, the band gap of the thin film varies between 2.43 and 3.71 eV. The proportion of zinc element in the thin film can be adjusted properly to match the energy band between the buffer layer and the absorption layer, increase the thin film absorbance and improve the photoelectric properties.

The zinc content affects the compactness and the growth rate of the thin film. The lower the zinc content, the denser the thin film and the faster the growth rate will be. It can be seen from the SEM results that the surface of the thin film prepared under the cadmium sulfate concentration of 0.005 M is relatively dense for the reason that less Cd2+ is involved in the reaction and little precipitation in the solution. The changes of cadmium sulfate concentration affect the thin film growth rate. In the process of increasing the concentration, the growth rate changes on the increase, decrease and increase, due to the precipitation in the solution changes from less to more and less. XRD results indicate that the zinc content affects crystallinity and the higher the zinc content, the worse the crystallinity will be. According to UV–Vis–NIR spectrophotometer data, the proportion of zinc x is related to the optical band gap value Eg, which satisfy the equation Eg(x) = 0.59x2 + 0.69x + 2.43. Increasing the zinc content will improve the optical band gap, absorbance and transmittance. When the cadmium sulfate concentration is 0.005 M, the thin film has good absorbance, 80% transmittance, and band gap value of 3.24 eV, which is suitable for use as a buffer layer for solar cells.

This work was supported by the Tianjin Municipal Education Commission, Horizontal subject (grant number 70304901).



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Carreón-Moncada I, González L A, Pech-Canul M I, et al. Cd1–xZnxS thin films with low Zn content obtained by an ammonia-free chemical bath deposition process. Thin Solid Films, 2013, 548, 270 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.024
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Liu J, Wei A, Zhao Y. Effect of different complexing agents on the properties of chemical-bath-deposited ZnS thin films. J Alloys Compd, 2014, 588, 228 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.11.042
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Kaleli M. Effect of sulphurization and Al doping on Cd0.25Zn0.75S thin films deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique. Optik, 2019, 207, 163781 doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.163781
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Zhou Z, Guo L. Cd1–xZnxS energy band calculated by the first-principle method. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2008, 42(2), 248
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Salem A M. Structure, refractive-index dispersion and the optical absorption edge of chemically deposited ZnxCd1–xS thin films. Appl Phys A, 2002, 74(2), 205 doi: 10.1007/s003390100877
Fig. 1.  SEM images of Cd1–xZnxS thin films prepared with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

Fig. 2.  (Color online) Element distribution diagrams of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

Fig. 3.  XRD patterns of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited at different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

Fig. 4.  Plots of (a) absorbance vs wavelength and (b) transmittance vs wavelength for the Cd1–xZnxS thin films prepared with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

Fig. 5.  Band gap of Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

Fig. 6.  The value of Cd1–xZnxS thin film band gap changes with x.

Table 1.   Deposition conditions of CBD-Cd1–xZnxS.

ReagentConcentration (M)
ZnSO40.020
(NH4)2SO40.025
SC(NH2)20.015
NH3·H2O25%
CdSO40.003, 0.004, 0.005, 0.006, 0.007
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Table 2.   Thickness of Cd1–xZnxS thin films with different cadmium sulfate concentration.

Concentration of cadmium sulfate (M)Thickness (nm)
0.00371.13
0.00473.28
0.00564.73
0.00662.46
0.00766.51
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Table 3.   The atom ratios of S, Zn and Cd in Cd1–xZnxS thin films prepared with different concentrations of cadmium sulfate.

Concentration of cadmium sulfate (M)Atom ratio of S, Zn and CdZn/(Zn+Cd)
0.00330.40 : 36.81 : 32.790.529
0.00431.87 : 34.34 : 33.790.504
0.00522.17 : 55.83 : 22.000.717
0.00622.61 : 57.24 : 20.150.739
0.00728.82 : 37.92 : 33.260.533
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Table 4.   Film element content, zinc-cadmium content ratio and band gap.

Cd (at.%)Zn (at.%)S (at.%)Zn/CdCd1–xZnxSEg (eV)
32.7936.8130.401.12Cd0.48Zn0.52S2.95
33.7934.3431.871.02Cd0.50Zn0.50S2.93
22.0055.8322.172.54Cd0.28Zn0.72S3.24
20.1557.2422.612.84Cd0.26Zn0.74S3.27
33.2637.9228.821.14Cd0.47Zn0.53S2.97
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[1]
Abza T, Ampong F K, Hone F G, et al. Preparation of cadmium zinc sulfide (Cd1−xZnxS) thin films from acidic chemical baths. Thin Solid Films, 2018, 666, 28 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2018.09.011
[2]
Zellagui R, Dehdouh H, Adnane M, et al. Cd1–xZnxS thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition (CBD) method. Optik, 2020, 207, 164377 doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.164377
[3]
Ma L, Ai X, Wu X. Effect of substrate and Zn doping on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CdS thin films prepared by CBD method. J Alloys Compd, 2017, 691, 399 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.08.298
[4]
Bae D, Gho J, Shin M, et al. Effect of zinc addition on properties of cadmium sulfide layer and performance of Cu(In, Ga)Se2 solar cell. Thin Solid Films, 2013, 535, 162 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2012.11.077
[5]
Zhou L M, Li Y L, Dong Y J. Preparation and characterisation of Cd1–xZnxS thin films grown in chemical bath deposition. Mater Res Innov, 2015, 1088, 86 doi: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1088.86
[6]
Guo W, Xue Y M, Gu Y, et al. Influence of solution pH value on structural properties of CdS thin films. J Optoelectron Laser, 2013, 24(11), 2169 doi: 10.16136/j.joel.2013.11.012
[7]
Oliva A I, Corona J E, PatiñO R, et al. Chemical bath deposition of CdS thin films doped with Zn and Cu. Bull Materials Sci, 2014, 37(2), 247 doi: 10.1007/s12034-014-0642-9
[8]
Offiah S U, Agbogu A N C, Nwanya A C, et al. Influence of cadmium precursor concentrations on the structural, optical and electrochemical impedance properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films. Vacuum, 2019, 160, 246 doi: 10.1016/j.vacuum.2018.11.041
[9]
Yao H, Shen H, Zhu X, et al. Influence of Cd source concentration on photo-current response property of Cd1–xZnxS film prepared by chemical bath deposition. Ceram Int, 2016, 42(2), 2466 doi: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2015.10.047
[10]
Munna F T, Chelvanathan P, Sobayel K, et al. Effect of zinc doping on the optoelectronic properties of cadmium sulphide (CdS) thin films deposited by chemical bath deposition by utilising an alternative sulphur precursor. Optik, 2020, 218, 165197 doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.165197
[11]
Carreón-Moncada I, González L A, Pech-Canul M I, et al. Cd1–xZnxS thin films with low Zn content obtained by an ammonia-free chemical bath deposition process. Thin Solid Films, 2013, 548, 270 doi: 10.1016/j.tsf.2013.10.024
[12]
Liu J, Wei A, Zhao Y. Effect of different complexing agents on the properties of chemical-bath-deposited ZnS thin films. J Alloys Compd, 2014, 588, 228 doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2013.11.042
[13]
Kaleli M. Effect of sulphurization and Al doping on Cd0.25Zn0.75S thin films deposited by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique. Optik, 2019, 207, 163781 doi: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.163781
[14]
Zhou Z, Guo L. Cd1–xZnxS energy band calculated by the first-principle method. Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University, 2008, 42(2), 248
[15]
Salem A M. Structure, refractive-index dispersion and the optical absorption edge of chemically deposited ZnxCd1–xS thin films. Appl Phys A, 2002, 74(2), 205 doi: 10.1007/s003390100877
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    Yuming Xue, Shipeng Zhang, Dianyou Song, Liming Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Lang Wang, Hang Sun. Effect of concentration of cadmium sulfate solution on structural, optical and electric properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(11): 112101. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/11/112101
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      Yuming Xue, Shipeng Zhang, Dianyou Song, Liming Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Lang Wang, Hang Sun. Effect of concentration of cadmium sulfate solution on structural, optical and electric properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2021, 42(11): 112101. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/11/112101 ****
      Y M Xue, S P Zhang, D Y Song, L M Zhang, X Y Wang, L Wang, H Sun, Effect of concentration of cadmium sulfate solution on structural, optical and electric properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films[J]. J. Semicond., 2021, 42(11): 112101. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/42/11/112101.

      Effect of concentration of cadmium sulfate solution on structural, optical and electric properties of Cd1–xZnxS thin films

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      • Yuming Xue:is an associate professor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, China. He received a PhD degree in Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics. He has been engaged in research on thin film semiconductor materials and their devices for 21 years
      • Shipeng Zhang:(1997–), male, born in Huai’an, Jiangsu. Master candidate of integrated circuit engineering, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology. Research direction: CIGS thin film solar cell buffer layer
      • Dianyou Song:is a professor at Tianjin University of Technology. He received his PhD degree in optoelectronic technology from Tianjin University in China. He has been engaged in research on the development and application of optoelectronic technology for 21 years
      • Corresponding author: orwellx@tjut.edu.cnyoudiansong@163.com
      • Received Date: 2021-04-12
      • Revised Date: 2021-04-20
      • Published Date: 2021-11-10

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