Research Article

The Effect of Polyvinylpyrrolidone on the Optical Properties of the Ni-Doped ZnS Nanocrystalline Thin Films Synthesized by Chemical Method

Table 1

The band gap of PVP, B(5 : 0), B(5 : 1), B(5 : 2), B(5 : 3), B(5 : 4), and B(5 : 7) samples with different PVP concentrations.

No.Sample 𝐸 𝑔 (eV)Grain size (nm)

1B(5 : 0)3.112,4
2B(5 : 1)3.192,4
3B(5 : 2)3.24
4B(5 : 3)3.28
5B(5 : 4)3.292,5
6B(5 : 7)3.43
7PVP4.19