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Structural, optical, and electrical properties of In2S3:Sn thin films grown by chemical bath deposition on Pyrex

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Sn-doped In2S3 thin films are deposited on Pyrex. Tin is incorporated in the solution using SnCl2·2H2O. The properties of the films are investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, spectrophotometry, and thermally stimulated current (TSC) measurements. XRD analysis reveals that the films become almost amorphous when tin exceeds well determined optimum quantity. The investigation of optical properties shows that the band gap depends on the value of the Sn concentration. It is also observed that upon adding the optimum quantity of tin, the maximum of the TSC intensity increased by 2 orders of magnitude. These results are discussed with respect to introduce the effect of tin incorporated in the physical properties.

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The authors wish to thank the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie for financial support from under the interuniversity scientific cooperation projects PCSI 59113PS019 number.

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique de la Matière Condensée, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis El Manar, 2092, Tunisie, Tunisia

    Mouna Kilani & Najoua Kamoun-Turki

  2. Institut d’Electronique du Sud, Unité Mixte de Recherche 5214 UM2-CNRS, Université MontpellierII, Place Eugène Bataillon cc083, 34095, Montpellier Cedex 05, France

    Cathy Guasch & Michel Castagné

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Kilani, M., Guasch, C., Castagné, M. et al. Structural, optical, and electrical properties of In2S3:Sn thin films grown by chemical bath deposition on Pyrex. J Mater Sci 47, 3198–3203 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-011-6155-7

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