Annealing Effects on the Structural and Optical Properties of Thermally Deposited Tin Antimony Sulfide Thin Films

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作者：
N. Ali
R. Ahmed
A. Shaari
I. Rahim
M. Shah
A. Hussain
N. Ahmad
S. M. Abbas
机构：
[1] University Teknologi Malaysia,Department of Physics, Faculty of Science
[2] National Centre for Physics Islamabad,Institute of Physics and Electronics
[3] University of Peshawar,undefined
来源：
Brazilian Journal of Physics | 2014年 / 44卷
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Annealing; Solar cell; Transmittance; Absorption coefficient; XRD;
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We report the deposition and characterization of tin antimony sulfide thin films on a soda glass substrate by a thermal evaporation technique. The thin films were annealed in argon gas at 150, 175, and 300 °C inside glass ampoules. The structural and optical properties of the deposited and annealed films are investigated. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns show that the films are polycrystalline in structure. Photoconductivity plot revealed good response in the NIR and visible regions, while the films show no transmittance below 700 nm. The absorption coefficient was of the order of 106 cm−1. Optical band gaps were also evaluated and a decrease in band gap was observed due to annealing. Hot point probe technique was employed for type of conductivity.
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页码：733 / 738
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