Structural and Electrical Transport Properties of CdS and Al-doped CdS Thin Films Deposited by Spray Pyrolysis

Authors

  • A. H. Rubel Jagannath University, Dhaka
  • J. Podder BUET, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.8548

Keywords:

CdS, Structural properties, Spray pyrolysis, Al doped CdS, Al

Abstract

Cadmium sulfide (CdS) and aluminum (Al) doped cadmium sulfide (Cd1-xAlxS) thin films have been deposited on glass substrate at 300 ºC by spray pyrolysis. The structural and electrical properties of the as-deposited films have been characterized using Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and D.C. electrical measurement. The effect of Al on the surface morphology of CdS film was studied by Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM). EDX shows that the deposited samples are stoichiometric. The peak intensities observed in the XRD patterns were found consistent to a polycrystalline hexagonal structure. The XRD study shows that the hexagonal structure of CdS is not much affected with respect to Al doping.  Al-doped CdS thin films show low electrical resistivity of about 48 Ω cm and high carrier density of about 1.1×1019 cm-3.

Keywords: Spray pyrolysis; CdS, Cd1-xAlxS; Thin films; EDX; XRD; Hall mobility.

© 2012 JSR Publications. ISSN: 2070-0237 (Print); 2070-0245 (Online). All rights reserved.

doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.8548

J. Sci. Res. 4 (1), 11-19  (2012)

 

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Author Biographies

A. H. Rubel, Jagannath University, Dhaka

Lecturer

Department of Physics

Jagannath University, Dhaka

 

J. Podder, BUET, Dhaka

Professor
Department of Physics
BUET

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Published

2011-12-23

How to Cite

Rubel, A. H., & Podder, J. (2011). Structural and Electrical Transport Properties of CdS and Al-doped CdS Thin Films Deposited by Spray Pyrolysis. Journal of Scientific Research, 4(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v4i1.8548

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2012)

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Section A: Physical and Mathematical Sciences

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