Structural and optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdxZn1-xS thin films

被引:63
作者
Kumar, P
Misra, A
Kumar, D
Dhama, N
Sharma, TP
Dixit, PN
机构
[1] CCS Univ, Dept Phys, Meerut 250004, Uttar Pradesh, India
[2] CCS Univ, Dept Chem, Meerut 250004, Uttar Pradesh, India
[3] Dr KS Krishnan Marg, Natl Phys Lab, New Delhi 110012, India
[4] Univ Rajasthan, Dept Phys, Jaipur 302004, Rajasthan, India
关键词
band gap; vacuum evaporated; absorption spectra; semiconductor;
D O I
10.1016/j.optmat.2004.04.008
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
II-VI semiconductors are of great importance due to their applications in various electro-optic devices. Sulphides of zinc and cadmium have been utilized effectively in various opto-electronic devices. We have prepared vacuumed CdZnS films by the vacuum evaporation method. Wide band gap binary films have wide application in solar cells. The structural and optical properties of these films have been studied. The band gap of these films is studied by absorption spectra in the wavelength range 400-650 nm. The films have a direct band gap, which varies from 3.50 eV for zinc sulphide to 2.44 eV for cadmium sulphide. The X-ray diffraction pattern of these films for structural analysis is also reported. (C) 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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