Monocrystalline, epitaxial PbS thin films were deposited from acidic bath on GaAs substrates. The effect of deposition mechanism on the optical properties of the films was analyzed using the Urbach theory.
AbstractCdS thin films with doping concentration as high as 1017 cm-3 for p-type or 1021 cm-3 for n-type were achieved by pulsed excimer laser deposition without any post-annealing process. These films were grown on InP or GaAs substrates with good crystalline quality. By using this technique, CdS thin film p-n junctions were produced successfully.