Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.

The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of solution concentration on the morphological properties of chemically deposited copper sulphide thin films. Atomic force microscopy studies of CuS thin films grown on microscope glass slides at different solution concentrations have been carr...

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Main Authors: Kassim , Anuar, Ho, Soon Min, Tan, Wee Tee, Lim , Kian Siang, Nagalingam, Saravanan
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Published: Maxwell Science Publication 2011
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author Kassim , Anuar
Ho, Soon Min
Tan, Wee Tee
Lim , Kian Siang
Nagalingam, Saravanan
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Ho, Soon Min
Tan, Wee Tee
Lim , Kian Siang
Nagalingam, Saravanan
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description The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of solution concentration on the morphological properties of chemically deposited copper sulphide thin films. Atomic force microscopy studies of CuS thin films grown on microscope glass slides at different solution concentrations have been carried out from 0.05 to 0.2 M of copper sulfate, thiourea and tartaric acid solutions. Atomic force microscopy images revealed that the films deposited using 0.05 M of solution concentration had incomplete coverage of material over the surface of substrate. The thin films deposited using 0.1 M showed higher number of CuS with homogeneous surface. On the other hand, when the thin films were deposited with 0.2 M of solution concentration, the number of grains reduced with the bigger grain size could be observed.
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spelling upm-249582015-09-22T01:40:05Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24958/ Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy. Kassim , Anuar Ho, Soon Min Tan, Wee Tee Lim , Kian Siang Nagalingam, Saravanan The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of solution concentration on the morphological properties of chemically deposited copper sulphide thin films. Atomic force microscopy studies of CuS thin films grown on microscope glass slides at different solution concentrations have been carried out from 0.05 to 0.2 M of copper sulfate, thiourea and tartaric acid solutions. Atomic force microscopy images revealed that the films deposited using 0.05 M of solution concentration had incomplete coverage of material over the surface of substrate. The thin films deposited using 0.1 M showed higher number of CuS with homogeneous surface. On the other hand, when the thin films were deposited with 0.2 M of solution concentration, the number of grains reduced with the bigger grain size could be observed. Maxwell Science Publication 2011 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24958/1/Morphological%20characterization%20of%20Cus%20thin%20films%20by%20atomic%20force%20microscopy.pdf Kassim , Anuar and Ho, Soon Min and Tan, Wee Tee and Lim , Kian Siang and Nagalingam, Saravanan (2011) Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy. Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, 3 (6). pp. 513-518. ISSN 2040-7459; ESSN:2040-7467 English
spellingShingle Kassim , Anuar
Ho, Soon Min
Tan, Wee Tee
Lim , Kian Siang
Nagalingam, Saravanan
Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
title Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
title_full Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
title_fullStr Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
title_full_unstemmed Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
title_short Morphological characterization of Cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
title_sort morphological characterization of cus thin films by atomic force microscopy.
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/24958/
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