Deposition and facile control over the morphology of phase-pure SnS thin films via the spin-coating route

Abstract

Morphology, the investigation of the form including shape, size, and structure, is important for materials research and dictates the physical and chemical properties. In this work, tin monosulfide (SnS) thin films, a promising thin-film absorber and electrochemical material candidate, were directly deposited on an FTO substrate via the spin-coating route with morphology control during the sequential thermo-reducing process. Careful structural, chemical, and photoelectrochemical characterizations reveal the relative influence of various surface morphologies on the photoelectronic properties of the SnS thin films.