Journal
JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS
Volume 124, Issue -, Pages 285-289Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaap.2017.01.022
Keywords
CdTe thin filin; Spray pyrolysis; Phase composition; Optical and structural properties
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In this work, a new aqueous colloidal dispersion of CdTe was prepared and stabilized using NH4OH. Results shows, two different sizes of CdTe (20 nm and 60 nm widths) presented in solution. From this dispersion, CdTe thin films around 500 nm thicknesses were deposited by spray pyrolysis technique. Experimental conditions, dispersion composition, rheology and annealing temperature were optimized to obtain dense and crack-free CdTe thin films. CdTe thin films were characterized in regarding the optical, phase composition and structural properties. X-ray diffraction patterns indicates, face-centered cubic CdTe structure in bulk. Also, an additional diffraction plane corresponding to the hexagonal elemental tellurium (Te) was observed indicating a secondary phase over the film surface. Finally, it was found that such Te phases corresponds to nanorod-like morphology. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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