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Cadmium Sulfide Films Deposited by Cw Laser Evaporation Technique

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

R. W. Moss
Affiliation:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802
J. Harris
Affiliation:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802
D. H. Lee
Affiliation:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802
R. A. Condrate
Affiliation:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802
X. W. Wang
Affiliation:
Alfred University, Alfred, NY 14802
S. M. Stoltz
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
A. Petrou
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260
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Abstract

Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) thin films had been fabricated by a laser deposition technique. Our previous results indicated that the hexagonal structured films could be formed at a substrate temperature of 400 C or higher. Reducing the temperature to 200 C or lower, cubic dominant films had been fabricated. To further understand the effects of other deposition parameters, CdS films were deposited at 30 C in this study. Crystal structures of the films were analyzed by Xray diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). It was found that the processing windows for the cubic films were very limited. As revealed by optical transmission measurements, the optical absorption edge of the cubic film was different from that of the hexagonal film.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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