Published March 15, 2005 | Version v1
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Optical properties of vacuum evaporated CdxSn1-xSe polycrystalline thin films: influence of composition and thickness

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli-627 012 (India)
  • 2. Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Virudhunagar-Dt.-626 005, Tamil Nadu (India)
  • 3. Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi-630 006, Tamil Nadu (India)

Description

Polycrystalline CdxSn1-xSe material is synthesized by melt growth technique for various x values and thin films are prepared by vacuum evaporation technique. Optical transmittance measurements have been made on thin films of CdxSn1-xSe, with x=0,0.3,0.75 and 1 for various thicknesses. The studies reveal that these thin films have a direct allowed band gap energy and the indirect band gap energy is improbable. The band gap energy increases with decrease in thickness in all the compositions and it is attributed to the quantum size effect

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physb.2004.12.016;
PII
S0921-4526(04)01259-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physica. B, Condensed Matter
Journal Volume
357
Journal Issue
3-4
Journal Page Range
p. 485-493
ISSN
0921-4526
CODEN
PHYBE3

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
37065477
Subject category
S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
Descriptors DEI
CADMIUM SELENIDES; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CRYSTAL GROWTH; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCRYSTALS; THICKNESS; THIN FILMS; TIN SELENIDES; VACUUM COATING; VACUUM EVAPORATION
Descriptors DEC
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHALCOGENIDES; CRYSTALS; DEPOSITION; DIMENSIONLESS NUMBERS; DIMENSIONS; EVAPORATION; FILMS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SELENIDES; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; SURFACE COATING; TIN COMPOUNDS

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