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Influence of annealing temperature on the properties of In2S3:Sn films deposited by spray pyrolysis

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Tin-doped In2S3 films were grown by the chemical spray pyrolysis method using compressed air as a carrier gas. The films were annealed for 2 h at different temperatures (300, 400 and 500 °C) under nitrogen atmosphere. X-ray diffraction data show that In2S3:Sn films are polycrystalline with a cubic phase. The film grain size increases from 26 to 37 nm. The residual microstrain and dislocation network reach the values 3.08 × 10−3 and 0.73 × 1011 lines cm−2, respectively, at the annealing temperature of 500 °C. Transmittance decreases with increasing temperature. It varies in the range of 65–85 % in visible and infrared regions. The optical band gap is found to vary in the range 2.4–2.85 eV for direct transitions. The best surface state is obtained at 400 °C. The RMS roughness was estimated to be 39.4–19.8 nm. Electrical measurements at room temperature show that the sheet resistance decreases down to 130 Ω at 500 °C. The conductance and capacitance characterization at ambient temperature are also investigated and give interesting physical properties for photovoltaic applications.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the funding of different organizations: MINECO, Spain (project MAT2012-36754-C02-01); and Xunta de Galicia, Spain (Grupos Ref. Comp. GRC2013-044, FEDER Funds).

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  1. Laboratory of Physics of Materials and Nanomaterials Applied at Environment (LaPhyMNE), Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, Gabes University, 6072, Zrig, Tunisia

    M. Kraini, N. Bouguila, J. El Ghoul & S. Alaya

  2. Department of Physics, College of Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMISU), Riyadh, 11623, Saudi Arabia

    J. El Ghoul

  3. Faculté des Sciences, Unité de Recherches sur les Hétéro-Epitaxies et Applications (URHEA), 5000, Monastir, Tunisia

    I. Halidou

  4. Dep. de Fisica Aplicada, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT), Campus Alfonso XIII, 30203, Cartagena, Spain

    S. A. Gomez-Lopera

  5. Laboratory of Magnetism and Nanotechnology, Institute of Technological Research, University of Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

    C. Vázquez-Vázquez & M. A. López-Quintela

  6. Physics Department, College of Science, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Hofuf, 31982, Saudi Arabia

    S. Alaya

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Kraini, M., Bouguila, N., El Ghoul, J. et al. Influence of annealing temperature on the properties of In2S3:Sn films deposited by spray pyrolysis. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 26, 5774–5782 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-015-3136-7

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