Tin selenide thin films prepared through combination of chemical precipitation and vacuum evaporation technique

• Autorzy: Zainal, Z. , Nagalingam, S. , Kassim, A. , Hussein, M. Z. , Yunus, W. M. M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Tin selenide thin films were prepared through combination of chemical precipitation and vacuum evaporation technique. The vacuum deposition was carried out at different quantity of the starting material. The difference in the structural and compositional properties of the deposited films were studied. The films were characterised using various techniques such as x-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive analysis of x-ray. Photoactivity of the samples was studied using linear sweep voltammetry. The films were found to be p-type semiconductors. The optical bandgap energy was found to be indirect and equal to Eg = 1.25 eV.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

tin selene; photoelectrochemical cell; thin film; evaporation

• Czasopismo: Materials Science
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 21, No. 2
• Strony: 225-233
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 21 poz.,

Twórcy

autor

Zainal, Z.

• Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia,

autor

Nagalingam, S.

• Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

autor

Kassim, A.

• Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

autor

Hussein, M. Z.

• Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

autor

Yunus, W. M. M.

• Department of Chemistry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia department of Physics, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

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