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Synthesis and Characterization of In2S3 Thin Films Deposited by Chemical Bath Deposition on Polyethylene Naphthalate Substrates

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Indium sulfide (In2S3) thin films were deposited on polyethylene naphthalate (PEN) by chemical bath deposition (CBD). The materials were characterized by ultraviolet (UV)–visible spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and x-ray diffraction (XRD) to investigate the influence of the polymeric substrate on the resulting thin In2S3. The films showed polycrystalline (cubic and tetragonal) structure. A reduction of the ordering of the polymeric chains at the surface of the PEN was also observed, demonstrated by the appearance of two infrared bands at 1094 cm−1 and 1266 cm−1. Presence of oxygen during the early stages of In2S3 growth was also identified. We propose a reaction mechanism for both the equilibrium and nucleation stages. These results demonstrate that In2S3 can be deposited at room temperature on a flexible substrate.

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  1. Departamento de Investigación en Polímeros y Materiales, Universidad de Sonora, Blvd. Luis Encinas y Rosales s/n, Centro, CP 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

    O.A. Castelo-González, H.C. Santacruz-Ortega, M.A. Quevedo-López & M. Sotelo-Lerma

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Castelo-González, O., Santacruz-Ortega, H., Quevedo-López, M. et al. Synthesis and Characterization of In2S3 Thin Films Deposited by Chemical Bath Deposition on Polyethylene Naphthalate Substrates. J. Electron. Mater. 41, 695–700 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-011-1865-9

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