کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1680969 1518745 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Modifications in SnS thin films by plasma treatments
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد سطوح، پوشش‌ها و فیلم‌ها
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Modifications in SnS thin films by plasma treatments
چکیده انگلیسی

The present study shows the modifications of structural, optical and electrical characteristics that occur in tin sulfide (SnS) thin films treated in air and in nitrogen plasma at different pressure conditions. The films were obtained by the chemical bath deposition method, which results in SnS thin films with an orthorhombic crystalline structure, band gap (Eg) of 1.1–1.2 eV, and electrical conductivities (σ) in the order of 10−6 Ω−1cm−1. The films treated with air plasma at pressures between 1 and 4 Torr, showed the presence of SnS2, Sn2S3, and SnO2 phases, within the band gap values ranging from 0.9 to 1.5 eV. On the other hand, the films treated with nitrogen plasma presented the same phases, but showed a significant modification in the electrical conductivity, increasing from 10−6 Ω−1cm−1 (as-deposited) up to 10−2–10−3 Ω−1cm−1 (plasma treated). This result is a suitable range of conductivity for the improvement of the solar cells with SnS as an absorber material. Also, emission spectroscopy measurements were carried out in both air and nitrogen plasma treatments.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms - Volume 272, 1 February 2012, Pages 351–356
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