Open AccessLaser energy effect on the properties of ZnS thin films prepared by PLD technique
Author(s) -
Esraa k. Hamed
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iraqi journal of physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-5548
pISSN - 2070-4003
DOI - 10.30723/ijp.v11i21.371
Subject(s) - materials science , pulsed laser deposition , thin film , scanning electron microscope , laser , zinc sulfide , substrate (aquarium) , optoelectronics , diffraction , wavelength , optics , analytical chemistry (journal) , zinc , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , metallurgy , oceanography , physics , chromatography , geology
Zinc sulfide (ZnS) thin films were deposited on glass substrates using pulsed laser deposition technique. The laser used is the Q-switched Nd: YAG laser with 1064nm wavelength and 1Hz pulse repetition rate and varying laser energy 700mJ-1000mJ with 25 pulse. The substrate temperature was kept constant at 100°C. The structural, morphological and optical properties of ZnS thin films were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscope (AFM) and UV-VIS spectrophotometer.