Research Article

Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation

Volume: 9 Number: 1 July 15, 2014
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Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation

Abstract

In this study, properties of thermally evaporated polycrystalline CdInTe thin films were investigated. The surface morphology, composition and crystal structure of the films were determined by means of SEM, EDXA and XRD analysis. Temperature dependent Hall effect measurements were carried out in the temperature range of 200-400 K. In the whole temperature region, the dominant transport mechanism of the films was found to be thermionic emission of the carriers over the grain boundaries. The room temperature conductivity, mobility and electron concentration values were found to be 1.8x10-2(Ω.cm)-1, 50 cm2V-1s-1 and 1.1x10-15 cm-3, respectively. The mobility-temperature dependence showed that ionized impurity, neutral donor impurity and acoustic phonon scattering mechanisms were effective over the low (216-256 K), intermediate (256-317 K) and high temperature (317-357 K) regions, respectively. The optoelectronic properties of the films were also investigated by absorption in 190-1100 nm wavelength region and photoconductivity measurements in 80-400 K temperature range

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Metrology, Applied and Industrial Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Deniz Gölcür This is me

Publication Date

July 15, 2014

Submission Date

July 15, 2014

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2014 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Yılmaz, K., & Gölcür, D. (2014). Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, 9(1), 150-162. https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA
AMA
1.Yılmaz K, Gölcür D. Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2014;9(1):150-162. https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA
Chicago
Yılmaz, Koray, and Deniz Gölcür. 2014. “Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 9 (1): 150-62. https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA.
EndNote
Yılmaz K, Gölcür D (June 1, 2014) Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 9 1 150–162.
IEEE
[1]K. Yılmaz and D. Gölcür, “Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation”, Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 150–162, June 2014, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA
ISNAD
Yılmaz, Koray - Gölcür, Deniz. “Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science 9/1 (June 1, 2014): 150-162. https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz K, Gölcür D. Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science. 2014;9:150–162.
MLA
Yılmaz, Koray, and Deniz Gölcür. “Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation”. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science, vol. 9, no. 1, June 2014, pp. 150-62, https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA.
Vancouver
1.Koray Yılmaz, Deniz Gölcür. Investigations on Structural, Electrical and Optical Properties of Polycrystalline CdInTe Thin Films Grown by Thermal Evaporation. Süleyman Demirel University Faculty of Arts and Science Journal of Science [Internet]. 2014 Jun. 1;9(1):150-62. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45LN24EA