FeS2(pyrite)electrodeposition thin films and study of growth mechanism

Ferrous sulfide (FeS) thin films were initially electrodeposited on indium-tin oxide (ITO) substrates in the aqueous solution containing iron, sulfur elements and then annealed in the sulfur atmosphere. Thereby, we successfully obtained the single-phased iron pyrite (FeS2) thin films with good quality. The experimental parameters for electrodeposition and the post-growth thermal-dynamical conditions have been calculated so that more details about the effect of thermal-dynamical conditions on the micromechanism concerned with the iron pyrite crystal growth as well as the properties of the samples have been discussed.