Abstract
Vol 1 Issue 1
Role of Sn Inclusions on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Sb2S3
Pages: 13-20
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Doi URL: http://doi.org/10.54738/MI.2021.1105
Tin antimony sulfide (TAS) thin films are deposited on a glass substrate using a two-source thermal evaporation method. The doping was done to investigate its results on the structural, electrical, and optical properties of tin-antimony sulfide thin films. XRD studies disclosed that annealed films exist in the Sn2Sb2S5 phase. The accurate information about the composition and concentration depth of the as-deposited and annealed Sn2Sb2S5thin-films was recorded by the Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy (RBS) technique. The photoconductivity response of these films was also excellent and enhanced with the increasing concentration of tin sulfide. The obtained bandgap was in the range of 1.68-2.31 eV. The thickness of the films was observed to be 240 nm to 336 nm, and the thin films possessed P-type conductivity. Electrical properties are significantly enhanced for the ternary compound Sn2Sb2S5 as compared to Sb2S3. Results show that antimony tin sulfide has excellent potential in photovoltaic applications.
Keywords: Thin-film, Two sources thermal evaporation, Band-gap, P-type, Ternary compound
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