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Title: Effect of variation in indium concentration on the photosensitivity of chlorine doped In{sub 2}S{sub 3} thin films

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4861976· OSTI ID:22264022
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  1. Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682022 (India)

Consequence of variation in Indium concentration in chlorine doped In2S{sub 3} thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis technique was studied. Chlorine was incorporated in the spray solution, using HCl and Indium concentration was varied by adjusting In/S ratio Interestingly, the photo response of all chlorine doped samples augmented compared to pristine samples; but the highest photosensitivity value of ∼2300 was obtained only when 36ml 0.5M HCl was added to the solution of In{sub 2}S{sub 3} having In/S=2/8. It was also observed that samples with high photosensitivity possess higher band gap and variation in sub band gap absoption levels were observed with increase in Indium concentration. The present study proved that concentration of Indium plays an important role in controlling the crystallinity and photosensitivity of chlorine doped samples.

OSTI ID:
22264022
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1576, Issue 1; Conference: OMTAT 2013: 2. international conference on optoelectronic materials and thin films for advanced technology, Kochi, Kerala (India), 3-5 Jan 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English