Physical properties of chemically spray deposited nanocrystalline manganese sulfide (MnS) thin films

• Published in: Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 543 - 550
• Main Author: Ibrahim, Syed Ghause
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Glass substrates; Manganese; Materials Science; Nanocrystals; Nanomaterials; Optical and Electronic Materials; Physical properties; Preferred orientation; Spray pyrolysis; Thin films
• ISSN: 0957-4522; 1573-482X
• DOI: 10.1007/s10854-020-04837-y

In the emerging field of research, the focus of the researchers is on nanomaterials as they preserve all the properties which a good material possesses with the exceptional advantage of dimension and cost. In the existing research work, nanocrystalline manganese sulfide (MnS) thin films were grown using glass substrates as deposition medium at 350 °C through simple and inexpensive spray pyrolysis technique and were characterized using different techniques. The films have nanocrystalline nature and accompanied hexagonal structure with preferred orientation along (1 0 0) direction with an energy bandgap of 3.20 eV. The films show n-type conductivity and the value of resistivity was found to be 6.232 × 10 6  Ωcm.