Abstract Silver(I) ethylxanthate [AgS 2 COEt] ( 1 ) and antimony(III) [Sb(S COEt) 3 ] have been synthesised, characterised used as precursors for the preparation of AgSbS powders thin films using a solvent-free melt method spin coating technique, respectively. The as-synthesized were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) energy d...