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Electrical properties of Bi2S3 thin films prepared by the dip-dry method

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Bi2S3 thin films have been prepared by the dip-dry method and their electrical properties such as conductivity, thermoelectric power and spectral response of photoconductivity were investigated. Some uncommon findings, such as a simultaneous increase in conductivity and thermoelectric power with thickness of film, are explained by Seto's model for polycrystalline silicon film duly modified for in homogeneities.

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  1. Special Material Division, Regional Research Laboratory, 751013, Bhubaneswar, India

    B. B. Nayak

  2. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, 721302, Kharagpur, India

    H. N. Acharya

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Nayak, B.B., Acharya, H.N. Electrical properties of Bi2S3 thin films prepared by the dip-dry method. J Mater Sci 21, 46–50 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01144697

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