Chemical Vapour Deposition of CdS Thin Films at Low Temperatures from Cadmium Ethyl Xanthate

Thin films of nanometer sized cadmium sulfide were directly prepared by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD) method, cadmium ethyl xanthate complex was used as precursor material at 225 C, 250 C and 275 C. The thermal decomposition of complex was characterized by thermal analysis, (thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)). The prepared CdS thin films have been characterized by XRD and SEMEDX analysis. TGA curves ensured that the rapid decomposition of [Cd(S2COEt)2] gives a CdS in single step between 150 C and 200 C. XRD patterns confirmed that the CdS particles crystalized as a hexagonal crystallographic phase at low temperatures. The grain size of particles increased with increasing the preparation temperatures from 225 C to 275 C,. The spherical CdS nanoparticals were observed in SEM analysis.