Investigation on the Effect of Complexing Agents and Concentrations on Electrodeposition of ZnS Film

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Abstract. Electrodeposition of ZnS thin film is affected by many factors. The effects of experimental conditions and concentrations of complexing agents on the electrochemical properties of plating solution were investigated. Electrochemical workstation was used to test cyclic voltammetry curves in different situations. According to the oxidation and reduction peaks of the curves, the experimental results showed that the effect of complexing agent was the best, while the ammonia was worst. With the increase of concentration of sodium citrate, reduction peak shifted to the negative part, in the meanwhile plating solution with 30 mmol/L of sodium citrate was the best condition for electrodeposition of ZnS thin film.

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