TY  - JOUR
AU  - Kassim, Anuar 
AU  - Min, Ho Soon 
AU  - Tee, Tan Wee 
AU  - Fei, Ngai Chee 
PY  - 2011
TI  - Influence of Triethanolamine on the Chemical Bath Deposited NiS Thin Films
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2011.359.361
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2011.359.361
AB  - Problem statement: Recently, many scientists looking for new chalcogenide materials for
the solar cell applications. Nowadays, silicon-based solar cell became dominant products in the market.
Because of expensive silicon-based solar cells, scientists hope replaces it with cheaper chalcogenide
materials. Approach: The binary chalcogenide materials were deposited onto microscope glass slide
using simple chemical bath deposition method. Here, we study the influence of complexing agent in
the preparation of thin films. The structural and morphological of the deposited films have been
studied using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. Results: The X-ray
diffraction data showed that the films had polycrystalline in nature with hexagonal structure. The films
deposited using 0.1 M of triethanolamine showed more NiS peaks and larger grain sizes as compared
with 0.05M and 0.2 M triethanolamine based on the X-ray diffraction and scanning electron
microscopy analysis, respectively. Conclusion: The complexing agent played important role during
the deposition process.