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Determination of thermal properties of some sulfide thin films using electropyroelectric method

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This paper presents a simple theoretical model of a nondestructive electropyroelectric technique in front configuration to easily determine all static and dynamic thermal parameters of semiconductors sulfides thin films. The suitability of the method was demonstrated with investigations on several binary and sulfides (NiS and Sb2S3) and ternary ones (ZnIn2S4 and CuInS2). The validity of our theoretical approaches was investigated by determining all the thermal properties of the antimony(III) sulfide (Sb2S3) thin film and comparing them with published results. The thermal conductivity and the thermal diffusivity of nickel sulfide NiS have been investigated yielding unprecedented values of k = 5.8 W m−1 K−1 and D = 2.01 × 10−6 m2 s−1. In addition, to the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first attempt at defining thermal diffusivity, thermal effusivity, and heat capacity of copper–indium sulfide CuInS2. Finally, it was found that ZnIn2S4 compound has a higher thermal conductivity and diffusivity values which lead us to conclude that it is the most suitable alloy for optoelectronic, solar cells and photovoltaic applications.

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  1. U.R. Photopyroelectric, IPEIN, BP 62, Merazka, 8000, Nabeul, Tunisia

    A. Mami, I. Mellouki & N. Yacoubi

  2. Unité de physique des dispositifs à semi-conducteurs, Faculté des sciences de Tunis, 2092, Tunis, Tunisia

    R. Boughalmi, S. Lazzez & M. Amlouk

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Mami, A., Boughalmi, R., Lazzez, S. et al. Determination of thermal properties of some sulfide thin films using electropyroelectric method. J Therm Anal Calorim 136, 2231–2238 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-018-7863-x

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