Determination of The Thickness and Optical Constants of Polycrystalline SnO_2 Thin Film by Envelope Method
Abstract
SnO2 (tin
dioxide) thin film was deposited on commercial
glass substrate by spray pyrolysis technique at 420oC. The
XRD analyses indicated that the SnO2 thin film is found to
tetragonal rutile structure. Optical transmission values (T %) of the film are the range of 80-96 % in the visible region and
its highly transparent. The absorption coefficients (α)
were defined from transmission spectrum. Refractive indices
(n) and film thickness (t) were determined from interferences of the optical
transmission curve with envelope method. The refractive indices (n) were altered between 1.83-1.97 in the
ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared (UV-VIS-NIR) regions. The thickness (t) and optical energy gap (Eg) of the SnO2
thin film were found to be 1.22 μm
and 3.98 eV, respectively.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Engineering
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 28, 2018
Submission Date
October 1, 2018
Acceptance Date
December 30, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 8 Number: 2