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To fabricate the nanocrystalline thin film of WS2, thiourea (CH4N2S), and sodium tungstate (Na2WO4) were used as the sources of sulfide and tungsten, respectively. The chemical bath deposition (CBD) method was employed for developing the chalcogenide WS2 nanocrystalline thin film on p-Si (Silicon) substrate. To validate the results, X-ray diffraction (XRD), ultraviolet—visible (UV—Vis) spectroscopy, and I-V characteristics have been applied systematically to examine the structural, optical, and electrical properties, respectively. XRD results confirmed the formation of a polycrystalline hexagonal phase in the fabricated thin film. The optical absorption spectra show an absorption peak at ~ 305 nm, which lies in the ultraviolet range of the EM spectrum (electromagnetic spectrum), the band gap calculated using Tauc’s plot was found to be ~2.50 eV. The transport properties across the junction of the interfacial structure were performed via measurement of current—voltage (I-V) characteristics. The photo response characteristics for the WS2/p-Si structure were also recorded to investigate the potential usage in the photodetector applications.
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We would like to thank Dr. Arvind Kumar for his encouragement and support during this experimental study. the Material Science Research Lab (Theory and Experiment), Department of Physics, ARSD College, University of Delhi, New Delhi -110021, India has been very helpful to us in providing the synthesis and characterization facilities. We are also grateful to SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Delhi-NCR Campus, Modinagar, Ghaziabad, 201204 for providing the financial support.
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Kumar, A., Kumar, S., Srivastava, M.P., Yadav, P., Surbhi, Rana, D.K. (2024). Structural and Optical Properties of Chalcogenide WS2 Thin Film. In: Krupanidhi, S.B., Sharma, A., Singh, A.K., Tuli, V. (eds) Recent Advances in Functional Materials and Devices. AFMD 2023. Springer Proceedings in Materials, vol 37. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-6766-7_24
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