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Preparation and characterization of innovative VSbO₄ thin films via nebulized spray pyrolysis technique

Authors: Abdullah Alsulami, H. Y. S. Al-Zahrani

Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics | Issue 13/2023

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This research seeks to fabricate neoteric VSbO₄ sheets at various thicknesses (138, 217, 291, and 374 nm) utilizing spray pyrolysis. Scanning electron microscopy was used to analyze the VSbO₄ sheets’ surface properties. Aside from that, X-ray diffraction demonstrated that all neoteric VSbO₄ films revealed a polycrystalline nature with a tetragonal structure. The optical characteristics of the neoteric VSbO₄ sheets were investigated using transmission and reflection spectrophotometric readings. The refractive index of the neoteric VSbO₄ sheets increased by enlarging the sample thickness. The VSbO₄ sheets’ Urbach energy magnitudes have increased from 0.113 to 0.146 eV by increasing layer thickness from 138 to −374 nm. Also decreasing from 3.81 to 3.37 eV is the optical band-gap energy. Further, the impacts of layer thickness on the linear optical parameters increase the refractive index, electrical conductivity, real and imaginary sections of the dielectric indices, and optical conductivity. The nonlinear optical indices of the neoteric VSbO₄ films grew as the sheet thickness increased from 138 to 374 nm. Further, the activation energy of the explored VSbO₄ sheets decreased by increasing the sheet thickness.

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Title: Preparation and characterization of innovative VSbO4 thin films via nebulized spray pyrolysis technique
Authors: Abdullah Alsulami
H. Y. S. Al-Zahrani
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Optical and Quantum Electronics / Issue 13/2023
Print ISSN: 0306-8919
Electronic ISSN: 1572-817X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-023-05486-1

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