Characteristics of nanocrystalline thin films of cadmium sulphide deposited at the water-oil interface

Sean Baxter; Enteisar Albrasi; Aoife J. Kelly; Sukhraaj  Johal; John Thomas Prabhakar

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.02.044

Characteristics of nanocrystalline thin films of cadmium sulphide deposited at the water-oil interface

Sean Baxter
, Enteisar Albrasi
, Aoife J. Kelly
, Sukhraaj Johal
, John Thomas Prabhakar

University of Manchester

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Thin films of nanocrystalline CdS were obtained at the water-toluene interface by reacting cadmium diethyldithiocarbamate in toluene with aq. Na2S. Three parameters unique to the topical deposition scheme: the effect of column heights, stirring and the action of molecular surfactants are systematically investigated. The obtained nanocrystalline aggregates are characterized by scanning- and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and profilometric measurements. Conditions for obtaining smooth device quality thin films have been identified during these experiments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	474-478
Journal	Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
Volume	496
Early online date	22 Feb 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2017.02.044
Publication status	Published - 15 Jun 2017

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