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Effect of vacuum annealing temperature on structural, morphological and optical properties of In2S3:Zn films deposited by spray pyrolysis

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Zinc-doped In2S3 thin films have been deposited by spray pyrolysis method at 350 °C on glass substrates with ITO contacts. The samples were sealed under vacuum (10−3 Torr) into a Pyrex tube and then annealed for 2 h at temperatures ranging from 300 to 450 °C with a step of 50 °C. The effect of the annealing temperature (Ta) on structural, morphological and optical properties of the In2S3 films was studied. The films, annealed at Ta ≤ 300 °C, result in films that consist of tetragonal β-In2S3 phase with (220) preferential orientation, while for films annealed at Ta > 300 °C, a structural transition from tetragonal to cubic β-In2S3 occurs with (400) preferential orientation. The film grain size decreases from 42 to 33 nm. The surface morphology analysis reveals that the films annealed at 300 °C present an average roughness of 40 nm. The optical band gap is found to be direct and it decreases with the increase of annealing temperature. A higher optical transmittance of 80 % is obtained at Ta = 350 °C.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the research and technology center of energy (Tunis, Tunisia) for AFM characterization and USCR-X-Ray Diffraction (Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia) for XRD measurements. We gratefully acknowledge Abdessalem Kouki (Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Tunisia) for TEM measurements.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux et des Nanomatériaux Appliquée à l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences de Gabès, Université de Gabès, 6072, Zrig, Tunisia

    J. Koaib, N. Bouguila, M. Kraini & S. Alaya

  2. Unité de Physique des Dispositifs à Semi-conducteurs, Tunis el Manar University, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia

    A. Mhamdi

  3. Département de Physique, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Abdou Moumouni, BP 10662, Niamey, Niger

    I. Halidou

  4. L3M, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021, Zarzouna, Tunisia

    M. Ben Salem

  5. LPMS, Département de Génie Industriel, Ecole Nationale d’Ingénieurs de Tunis, PB 37, 1002, Le Belvédère, Tunisia

    H. Bouzouita

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Koaib, J., Bouguila, N., Kraini, M. et al. Effect of vacuum annealing temperature on structural, morphological and optical properties of In2S3:Zn films deposited by spray pyrolysis. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 9216–9225 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-4959-6

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