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Tuning optical properties of CdS films using oblique angle deposition technique

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CdS films have been synthesized using a thermal evaporation method equipped with Glancing Angle Deposition technique at zero and different oblique incident flux angles (α = 20°, 40, 50, 60, and 80°). The physical properties of the samples were systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission electron microscopy (FESEM), and Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy analyzes. The XRD analysis revealed the hexagonal structure of the films deposited at α = 0–80°. The FESEM analysis confirmed the uniform formation of the nano columnar structure of CdS samples prepared at different values of α. Finally, high transmission of the sample produced at 80° deposition angle in the wavelength range of 500–1100 nm has been shown rather than those deposited at the other deposition angles, despite its high thickness (approximately 500 nm).

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  1. Thin Film Lab, Faculty of Physics, Semnan University, Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    F. Shokriyan, M. H. Ehsani & R. Zarei Moghadam

  2. Faculty of Physics, Semnan University, P.O.Box 35195-363, Semnan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    H. Rezagholipour Dizaji & M. H. Ehsani

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Shokriyan, F., Dizaji, H.R., Ehsani, M.H. et al. Tuning optical properties of CdS films using oblique angle deposition technique. Opt Quant Electron 54, 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-021-03397-7

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