Effect of Deposition Time Towards the Properties of Nickel Sulfide Thin Films Prepared in the Presence of Sodium Tartrate as a Complexing Agent
Anuar Kassim* [a], Zulkarnain Zainal [a], Saravanan Nagalingam [b] and Zuriyatina Abdullah [a]* Author for corresponding; e-mail address: anuar@fsas.upm.edu.my
Volume :Vol.32 No.2 (MAY 2005)
Research Article
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Received: 1 April 2004, Revised: -, Accepted: 1 Febuary 2005, Published: -
Citation: Kassim A., Zainal Z., Nagalingam S. and Abdullah Z., Effect of Deposition Time Towards the Properties of Nickel Sulfide Thin Films Prepared in the Presence of Sodium Tartrate as a Complexing Agent, Chiang Mai Journal of Science, 2005; 32(2): 121-126.
Abstract
Nickel sulfide thin films were deposited onto titanium substrates using sodium tartrate as a complexing agent. The presence of the complexing agent was found to improve the lifetime of the deposition bath. The deposition conditions for obtaining good quality films such as deposition period was optimized. The films were characterized and analyzed using X-ray diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy. The films deposited were found to be polycrystalline in nature. The optimum deposition time to deposit quality nickel sulfide thin films under the current condition is 60 minutes. The bandgap energy was found to be about 1.30 eV with direct electronic transition.