PROPERTIES OF CDS THIN-FILMS CHEMICALLY DEPOSITED IN THE PRESENCE OF A MAGNETIC-FIELD

CdS films were grown on glass substrates by chemical bath deposition ( CBD) technique using CdCl2 as the Cd ions and thiourea as the S ions s ource. The films were grown with and without the influence of a consta nt D.C. magnetic field. The magnetic field (B) was applied perpendicul ar and parallel to the substrate and the film depositions were carried out at different fixed B intensity values. Various properties of the films, such as optical transmission, dark resistivity, surface morphol ogy and the X-ray diffraction patterns were studied as a function of m agnetic parameters. In the present work preliminary results are presen ted and discussed. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S,A. All rights reserved.