Optical Analysis of Ag-NPs Containing Methyl Ammonium Lead Tri-Iodide Thin Films

• Autorzy: Mosiori Cliff Orori , Njoroge Walter Kamande , Ochoo Lawrence Otieno
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Methyl ammonium lead tri-iodide hybrid thin films were grown using solution technique. They were doped with silver nano-particles at different concentrations at concentrations of 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, and 0.09 mM. Their reflectance and transmittance were recorded in the wavelength range 300–900 using UV-Vis double - beam spectrophotometer. Using these measurements, other optical parameters were simulated using scout software. The effect of silver nanoparticles was investigated. Results revealed that the thin films had highest transmittance of about 79 % as their band gap varied from 1.921–1.832 eV. Electrical conductivity varied from 1.4–1.6×105 S cm–1 while optical conductivity varied in the range of 0.3–0.6×1010 sec-1. They had a significantly low refractive index, suitable for optical applications within the range of 1.6–1.8. The extinction coefficient varied in the range as 1.0–1.7×10-5 while the absorption coefficient varied varies in the range of 2.1-4.2 cm- 1. It was concluded that the thin films were suitable for photonic device applications.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

optical parameters; silver nano-particles; methyl ammonium lead tri-iodide; CH3NH3PbI3; energy band gap

• Wydawca: Altezoro s.r.o. (Slovak Republic) and Publishing Center "Dialog" (Ukraine)
• Czasopismo: Path of Science
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: 3
• Numer: 9
• Strony: 2007-2015

Daty

wydano

2017-09-30

Twórcy

autor

Mosiori Cliff Orori

• Technical University of Mombasa

autor

Njoroge Walter Kamande

• Kenyatta University

autor

Ochoo Lawrence Otieno

• Kenyatta University

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DOI

10.22178/pos.26-10