Research Article

Influence of the DEA Concentration on Structural and Optical Properties of Nanodot PbS Thin Films Growth by Chemical Solution Deposition: Unveiling Dual Optical Absorption Edges

Table 2

Structural XRD parameters peak broadening (β), crystallite size (D), dislocation density (δ), microstrain (ε), and texture coefficient calculated from the (111) peak (TC(111)) of PbS-QDs.

Sample nano-PbS2θ (degree)β (rad)D (nm)δ (nm−2)ε (Lin−2·m−4)TC(111) (%)

DEA (0.4 M)25.810.004146.64.6 × 10−45.73 × 10−26.02