Journal
OPTICAL AND QUANTUM ELECTRONICS
Volume 51, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-019-1812-1
Keywords
Al doped SnS films; Structural studies; AFM image; Hall measurements and solar cells
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India [SB/FTP/PS-131/2013]
- Deanship of Scientific Research at King Khalid University [R.G.P.2/42/40]
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Herein, we limelight the key features of SnS thin films coated by spray pyrolysis process with different Al doping concentrations. The SnS thin films coated with different Al concentration (0, 2, 4, 6 at wt%) were characterized by various techniques. Structural parameters studied by XRD data revealed that all the prepared films were orthorhombic crystal structure with (111) as a preferential direction. Raman spectroscopy showed the presence of Ag, B-1g, B-2g, and B-3g vibration modes at their corresponding wave numbers. Concentration dependent granular change of Al:SnS films were shown by AFM images. The presence of Sn, S and Al element without any other impurities was confirmed through EDAX picture. UV studies revealed the shrinkage of band gap from 1.97 to 1.72eV on increasing the Al doping concentration from 0% to 4 at wt%. Room temperature PL showed a high intense red shift, as emission observed at 722nm for 4% of Al doped SnS thin film. Hall measurements exhibited p-type conducting nature of undoped and Al doped SnS films. The films showed a lowest resistivity of 2.695x10(-1) cm for 4 at wt% Al doping concentration. 0.093% efficiency was obtained for the solar cell device fabricated by 4 at wt% of Al doped SnS thin film.
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