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Effect of Ag doping on structural, optical and electrical properties of antimony sulfide thin films

Authors: C. J. Diliegros-Godines, J. Santos Cruz, N. R. Mathews, Mou Pal

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 16/2018

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This work reveals the effect of silver doping on structural, optical and electrical properties of Sb₂S₃ films grown by a citrate-mediated chemical bath deposition technique. The silver content in solution was 7.5 mol% with respect to Sb³⁺ ions. The films were deposited in a cold bath for four hours and subjected to thermal treatment in a N₂ atmosphere at 300 °C for 1 h. Polycrystalline nature of Sb₂S₃ films with orthorhombic phase was confirmed in both undoped and Ag-doped samples by X-ray diffraction technique and Raman spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy imaging showed the presence of irregular-shaped interconnected particulate grains in the undoped films, while nearly spherical clusters of smaller grain size were observed for Ag-doped Sb₂S₃ films. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy results revealed the incorporation of metallic Ag into the Sb₂S₃ lattice. A detailed growth mechanism has been proposed for the formation of Sb₂S₃ and incorporation of metallic silver in the host matrix. The optical properties were recorded by UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The inclusion of Ag in Sb₂S₃ films causes a red shift in band gap values from 1.75 to 1.66 eV. The dark resistivity of Sb₂S₃ films was decreased by one order on silver doping.

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Title: Effect of Ag doping on structural, optical and electrical properties of antimony sulfide thin films
Authors: C. J. Diliegros-Godines
J. Santos Cruz
N. R. Mathews
Mou Pal
Publication date: 16-05-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Materials Science / Issue 16/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2420-3

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