Preparation and characterization of flash evaporated tin selenide thin films

被引:60
作者
Chandra, G. Hema [1 ]
Kumar, J. Naveen
Rao, N. Madhusudhana
Uthanna, S.
机构
[1] Vellore Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Thin Film Lab, Vellore 632014, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Sri Venkateswara Univ, Dept Phys, Tirupati 517502, Andhra Pradesh, India
关键词
characterization; X-ray diffraction; physical vapor deposition processes; thin film; optoelectronic devices;
D O I
10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2007.05.004
中图分类号
O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
Tin selenide thin films were grown by flash evaporation method at substrate temperatures, T-S = 303-513 K at an interval of 30 K. Single phase, nearly stoichiometric and polycrystalline films with strong (400) orientation exhibiting orthorhombic structure was observed at the substrate temperature of 513K. The optical absorption studies indicated a direct band gap of 1.26eV with high absorption coefficient (> 10(4) cm(-1)) near the fundamental absorption edge. The films were found to have an electrical resistivity 8.1 Omega cm with p-type conduction. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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