Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.

Silver indium sulfide (AgInS2) thin films have been prepared by spray pyrolysis (SP) technique using silver acetate, indium acetate, and N, N-dimethylthiourea as precursor compounds. Films were deposited onto glass substrates at different substrate temperatures (Ts) and Ag:In:S ratios in the startin...

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Main Authors: Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela, Martínez Valencia, Horacio, Peña Méndez, Yolanda, Martínez Escobar, Dalia, Tiburcio Silver, Arturo, Sánchez Juárez, Arón
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author Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Martínez Valencia, Horacio
Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Peña Méndez, Yolanda
Martínez Escobar, Dalia
Tiburcio Silver, Arturo
Sánchez Juárez, Arón
author_facet Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Martínez Valencia, Horacio
Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
Peña Méndez, Yolanda
Martínez Escobar, Dalia
Tiburcio Silver, Arturo
Sánchez Juárez, Arón
author_sort Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela
collection Repositorio Institucional
description Silver indium sulfide (AgInS2) thin films have been prepared by spray pyrolysis (SP) technique using silver acetate, indium acetate, and N, N-dimethylthiourea as precursor compounds. Films were deposited onto glass substrates at different substrate temperatures (Ts) and Ag:In:S ratios in the starting solutions. Optical transmission and reflection as well as electrical measurements were performed in order to study the effect of deposition parameters on the optical and electrical properties of AgInS2 thin films. X-ray diffraction measurements were used to identify the deposited compounds. It was found that different compounds such as AgInS2, Ag2S, In2O3, and In2S3 can be grown only by changing the Ag:In:S ratio in the starting solution and Ts. So that, by carefully selecting the deposition parameters, single phase AgInS2 thin films can be easily grown. Thin films obtained using a molar ratio of Ag:In:S = 1:1:2 and Ts = 400 ◦C, have an optical band gap of 1.9 eV and n-type electrical conductivity with a value of 0.3 −1 cm−1 in the dark.
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spelling eprints-143542019-07-26T15:08:19Z http://eprints.uanl.mx/14354/ Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis. Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela Martínez Valencia, Horacio Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela Peña Méndez, Yolanda Martínez Escobar, Dalia Tiburcio Silver, Arturo Sánchez Juárez, Arón QD Química Silver indium sulfide (AgInS2) thin films have been prepared by spray pyrolysis (SP) technique using silver acetate, indium acetate, and N, N-dimethylthiourea as precursor compounds. Films were deposited onto glass substrates at different substrate temperatures (Ts) and Ag:In:S ratios in the starting solutions. Optical transmission and reflection as well as electrical measurements were performed in order to study the effect of deposition parameters on the optical and electrical properties of AgInS2 thin films. X-ray diffraction measurements were used to identify the deposited compounds. It was found that different compounds such as AgInS2, Ag2S, In2O3, and In2S3 can be grown only by changing the Ag:In:S ratio in the starting solution and Ts. So that, by carefully selecting the deposition parameters, single phase AgInS2 thin films can be easily grown. Thin films obtained using a molar ratio of Ag:In:S = 1:1:2 and Ts = 400 ◦C, have an optical band gap of 1.9 eV and n-type electrical conductivity with a value of 0.3 −1 cm−1 in the dark. Elsevier Sequoia 2010-10-25 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd http://eprints.uanl.mx/14354/1/Articulo%20Optical.pdf http://eprints.uanl.mx/14354/1.haspreviewThumbnailVersion/Articulo%20Optical.pdf Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela y Martínez Valencia, Horacio y Calixto Rodriguez, María Estela y Peña Méndez, Yolanda y Martínez Escobar, Dalia y Tiburcio Silver, Arturo y Sánchez Juárez, Arón (2010) Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis. Materials Science and Engineering B, 174 (1-3). pp. 253-256. ISSN 0921-5107 doi.org/10.1016/j.mseb.2010.03.038
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Tiburcio Silver, Arturo
Sánchez Juárez, Arón
Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.
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title Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.
title_full Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.
title_fullStr Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.
title_full_unstemmed Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.
title_short Optical and electrical characterization of AgInS2 thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis.
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