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Title: Microstructural, optical and electrical investigations of Sb-SnO{sub 2} thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis

Abstract

Highlights: • We controlled structural, morphological, electrical, optical and physical (such as band gap energy) properties by altering the Sb doping concentration. • Variation in bandgap with Sb concentration is in agreement with the Burstein–Moss hypothesis and this hypothesis was further confirmed by plotting E{sub g} vs n{sup 2/3}. • The resistivity and mobility are in the range of 1.512–6.624 × 10{sup −3} Ω cm and 9.75–22.96 cm{sup 2} V{sup −1} s{sup −1}. The e-density lies between 4.11 × 10{sup 19} and 4.24 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3}. • We observed that Sb substitution in SnO{sub 2} lattice decreases the crystallite size and the possible reason for this is the creation of Sb monolayer on the surface of SnO{sub 2} crystallite. - Abstract: The structural, optical and electrical properties of spray deposited antimony (Sb) doped tin oxide (SnO{sub 2}) thin films, prepared from SnCl{sub 4} precursor, have been studied as a function of antimony doping concentration. The doping concentration was varied from 0 to 1.5 wt.% of Sb. The analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the as deposited doped and undoped tin oxide thin films are pure crystalline tetragonal rutile phase of tin oxide which belongs to the spacemore » group P4{sub 2}/mnm (number 136). The surface morphological examination with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) revealed the fact that the grains are closely packed and pores/voids between the grains are very few. The resistivity (ρ) and mobility (μ) are in the range of 1.512 × 10{sup −3}–6.624 × 10{sup −3} Ω cm and 9.75–22.96 cm{sup 2} V{sup −1} s{sup −1}. The electron density lies between 4.11 × 10{sup 19} and 4.24 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3}. A thorough electrical investigation reveals that the film's resistivity depends on carrier concentration. It is found that ionized impurity scattering is the dominant mechanism, which limits the mobility of the carriers. The transmittance spectra for as-deposited films were recorded in the wavelength range of 200–1000 nm. The transmittance of the films was observed to increase from 57% to 68% (at 800 nm) on initial addition of Sb (up to [Sb]/[Sn] = 0.5 wt.%) and then it is decreased for higher level of antimony doping ([Sb]/[Sn] >0.5 wt.%)« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3]
  1. Department of Applied Physics, School for Physical Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Central University, Lucknow 226025, U.P. (India)
  2. DST Unit on Nanosciences, Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, U.P. (India)
  3. Department of Physics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, U.P. (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22341775
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Materials Research Bulletin
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 48; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ABUNDANCE; ANTIMONY; DEPOSITS; DOPED MATERIALS; ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; FIELD EMISSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PYROLYSIS; RUTILE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPACE GROUPS; SPECTRA; SYNTHESIS; TETRAGONAL LATTICES; THIN FILMS; TIN CHLORIDES; TIN OXIDES; WAVELENGTHS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Citation Formats

Gupta, Sushant, Yadav, B.C., E-mail: balchandra_yadav@rediffmail.com, Dwivedi, Prabhat K., and Das, B. Microstructural, optical and electrical investigations of Sb-SnO{sub 2} thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.05.001.
Gupta, Sushant, Yadav, B.C., E-mail: balchandra_yadav@rediffmail.com, Dwivedi, Prabhat K., & Das, B. Microstructural, optical and electrical investigations of Sb-SnO{sub 2} thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.05.001
Gupta, Sushant, Yadav, B.C., E-mail: balchandra_yadav@rediffmail.com, Dwivedi, Prabhat K., and Das, B. 2013. "Microstructural, optical and electrical investigations of Sb-SnO{sub 2} thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.05.001.
@article{osti_22341775,
title = {Microstructural, optical and electrical investigations of Sb-SnO{sub 2} thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis},
author = {Gupta, Sushant and Yadav, B.C., E-mail: balchandra_yadav@rediffmail.com and Dwivedi, Prabhat K. and Das, B.},
abstractNote = {Highlights: • We controlled structural, morphological, electrical, optical and physical (such as band gap energy) properties by altering the Sb doping concentration. • Variation in bandgap with Sb concentration is in agreement with the Burstein–Moss hypothesis and this hypothesis was further confirmed by plotting E{sub g} vs n{sup 2/3}. • The resistivity and mobility are in the range of 1.512–6.624 × 10{sup −3} Ω cm and 9.75–22.96 cm{sup 2} V{sup −1} s{sup −1}. The e-density lies between 4.11 × 10{sup 19} and 4.24 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3}. • We observed that Sb substitution in SnO{sub 2} lattice decreases the crystallite size and the possible reason for this is the creation of Sb monolayer on the surface of SnO{sub 2} crystallite. - Abstract: The structural, optical and electrical properties of spray deposited antimony (Sb) doped tin oxide (SnO{sub 2}) thin films, prepared from SnCl{sub 4} precursor, have been studied as a function of antimony doping concentration. The doping concentration was varied from 0 to 1.5 wt.% of Sb. The analysis of X-ray diffraction patterns revealed that the as deposited doped and undoped tin oxide thin films are pure crystalline tetragonal rutile phase of tin oxide which belongs to the space group P4{sub 2}/mnm (number 136). The surface morphological examination with field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) revealed the fact that the grains are closely packed and pores/voids between the grains are very few. The resistivity (ρ) and mobility (μ) are in the range of 1.512 × 10{sup −3}–6.624 × 10{sup −3} Ω cm and 9.75–22.96 cm{sup 2} V{sup −1} s{sup −1}. The electron density lies between 4.11 × 10{sup 19} and 4.24 × 10{sup 20} cm{sup −3}. A thorough electrical investigation reveals that the film's resistivity depends on carrier concentration. It is found that ionized impurity scattering is the dominant mechanism, which limits the mobility of the carriers. The transmittance spectra for as-deposited films were recorded in the wavelength range of 200–1000 nm. The transmittance of the films was observed to increase from 57% to 68% (at 800 nm) on initial addition of Sb (up to [Sb]/[Sn] = 0.5 wt.%) and then it is decreased for higher level of antimony doping ([Sb]/[Sn] >0.5 wt.%)},
doi = {10.1016/J.MATERRESBULL.2013.05.001},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22341775}, journal = {Materials Research Bulletin},
issn = {0025-5408},
number = 9,
volume = 48,
place = {United States},
year = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}