Research Article

Microstructural and Optical Characterization of Heterostructures of ZnS/CdS and CdS/ZnS Synthesized by Chemical Bath Deposition Method

Table 2

The standard and calculated lattice parameters of CdS/glass, CdS/ZnS, ZnS/glass, and ZnS/CdS thin films (JCPDS # used 00-010-0454 for cubic CdS and 01-089-2174 for hexagonal ZnS).

SampleStandard a (Å)Observed a (Å)Standard c (Å)Observed c (Å)

CdS/glass5.8115.77656.7166.6701
ZnS/CdS3.8233.829487.47287.4079
ZnS/glass3.8233.809587.47287.5684
CdS/ZnS3.8233.832687.43287.5353