Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2019/v12i40/147951
Year: 2019, Volume: 12, Issue: 40, Pages: 1-5
Original Article
G. Selvan1,2,* and R. Thiagarajan1
1 Department of Physics, Urumu Dhanalakshmi College, Kattur, Tamilnadu, India; [email protected] , [email protected]
2 Department of Physics, Thanthai Hans Roever College, Perambalur, Tamilnadu, India
Objectives: The study aims to investigate the structural, morphological, optical, luminescent and magnetic properties of undoped, Mn-doped, Cu-doped ZnS thin films. Method/Statistical analysis: Spray technique is adopted to deposit the films on glass substrates maintained at 400 ºC. The deposited films were characterized by various techniques to justify the objectives. Findings: The undoped and doped ZnS thin films exhibit cubic crystal structure with band gap values of ZnS, ZnS:Mn and ZnS:Cu thin films being 3.83, 3.79 and 3.74 eV, respectively. Pure ZnS exhibits diamagnetic behaviour; whereas the ZnS:Mn and ZnS:Cu thin films show paramagnetic and weak ferromagnetic behaviour, respectively. Application/ improvements: The presence of blue, green and yellow band emissions and weak ferromagnetism realized for the ZnS:Cu thin film confirms its utility in luminescent devices and spintronic device applications.
Keywords: Structural, Optical, Luminescence, Spray Deposition, Thin Films
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