Impact of in/ex situ annealing and reaction temperature on structural, optical and electrical properties of SnS thin films

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dc.authoridZAN, RECEP/0000-0001-6739-4348
dc.authoridOLGAR, MEHMET ALI/0000-0002-6359-8316
dc.contributor.authorOlgar, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorCiri, A.
dc.contributor.authorTomakin, M.
dc.contributor.authorZan, R.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:35Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:35Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractIn this work, SnS thin films were prepared by in situ and ex situ annealing process of precursor films deposited by RF (Radio Frequency) magnetron sputtering employing binary SnS target. In situ annealing treatment was performed in sputtering chamber and ex situ annealing treatment was performed using RTP (Rapid Thermal Processing) system under Ar+H-2 mix gas employing 225, 300 and 375 degrees C as reaction temperatures in order to find out the best fabrication parameters of SnS thin film since it has been used as an absorber layer in the cell structure. The EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy) measurements showed that precursor and reacted films have almost stoichiometric composition except for in situ annealed sample at 375 degrees C. XRD (X-ray Diffraction) patterns of all samples revealed orthorhombic SnS phase regardless of annealing route and temperature. In addition to SnS phase, formation of SnS2 phase was observed in in situ annealed SnS samples at 225 and 300 degrees C. Moreover, in situ annealed samples displayed larger crystallite size and lower micro strain compared to ex situ annealed samples. Raman spectra of the samples confirmed formation of orthorhombic SnS phase and it was also seen that crystalline quality gave rise to shift in position of Raman bands for some samples. Only a SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy) image of in situ annealed sample at 375 degrees C displayed distinct surface morphology. Optical band gap values of the samples showed variation between 1.35 and 1.66 eV. Electrical characterization of the films showed that resistivity values changed from 3.34x10(3) to 2.28x10(4) Omega-cm and carrier concentration values changed from 1.34x10(14) to 1.05x10(15) cm(-3). It was seen that in situ annealing at 375 degrees C exhibited more promising results for potential SnS based photovoltaic applications. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130631
dc.identifier.issn0022-2860
dc.identifier.issn1872-8014
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85106651087
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130631
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15499
dc.identifier.volume1241
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000664754100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Molecular Structure
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectTin sulfide (SnS)
dc.subjectIn situ and ex situ annealing
dc.subjectAnnealing temperature
dc.subjectThin film
dc.titleImpact of in/ex situ annealing and reaction temperature on structural, optical and electrical properties of SnS thin films
dc.typeArticle

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