The paper considers the features of electrochemical growth of zinc sulfide from an aqueous electrolyte based on sodium sulfite and zinc sulfate. The conditions for the electrochemical production of ZnS films are determined. It is shown that the value of the potential at which a ZnS layer is formed is limited by the achievement of the critical current due to the diffusion limitations of the electrochemical process of reducing the sulfite ion. It is shown that the resulting films contain an excess of sulfur, which is removed, and the stoichiometric composition is obtained by heat treatment. Aed mechanism of reactions resulting in the formation of zinc sulfide is proposed.
Electrochemical Deposition of ZnS Films from Electrolyte Based on Na2SO3
