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Structure Analysis and Optical Parameters of Nano-scale ZnSe/Flexible Substrate Thin Film

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The ZnSe thin films with different thicknesses have been deposited on polymer substrates for flexible optical devices applications. The XRD of different thicknesses for ZnSe films reveals the cubic structure of the films oriented along the (1 1 1) direction. The structural parameters such as particle size (40.41–105.24 nm) and lattice strain (6.5 × 10−3–14.7 × 10−3 lin−2m−4) were evaluated. Also AFM was used in order to obtain quantitative information on microstructure properties. The optical constants, the refractive index n and the absorption index k have been calculated from transmittance T and reflectance R through the spectral range of 400–2500 nm using Swanepoel’s method. The optical constants (n, k) were calculated in medium and transparent regions. The energy gap of direct transition for polycrystalline ZnSe thin films was calculated in the strong absorption region and found to be increased from 2.55 eV to 2.70 eV with the increasing the film thickness. ZnSe/flexible substrates are good candidates for optoelectronic devices.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, P.O. 71452, Assiut, Egypt

    E. R. Shaaban

  2. Nano-Science Lab., Semiconductor Lab., Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, Egypt

    I. S. Yahia

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha, Saudi Arabia

    I. S. Yahia

  4. AL-Ghad International College for Applied Medical Sciences- Female Jeddah, P.O. Box 16267, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    E. R. Sharaf

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Shaaban, E.R., Yahia, I.S. & Sharaf, E.R. Structure Analysis and Optical Parameters of Nano-scale ZnSe/Flexible Substrate Thin Film. J. Electron. Mater. 46, 527–534 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-016-4926-2

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