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R. M. Hodlur, M. K. Rabinal. Influence of pH of spray solution on optoelectronic properties of cadmium oxide thin films[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2015, 36(3): 033003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/033003
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R. M. Hodlur, M. K. Rabinal. Influence of pH of spray solution on optoelectronic properties of cadmium oxide thin films[J]. J. Semicond., 2015, 36(3): 033003. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/033003.
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Influence of pH of spray solution on optoelectronic properties of cadmium oxide thin films
DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/36/3/033003
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Abstract
Highly conducting transparent cadmium oxide thin films were prepared by the conventional spray pyrolysis technique. The pH of the spray solution is varied by adding ammonia/hydrochloric acid. The effect of pH on the morphology, crystallinity and optoelectronic properties of these films is studied. The structural analysis showed all the films in the cubic phase. For the films with pH <7 (acidic condition), the preferred orientation is along the (111) direction and for those with pH >7 (alkaline condition), the preferred orientation is along the (200) direction. A lowest resistivity of 9.9 × 10-4 Ω · cm (with carrier concentration = 5.1 × 1020 cm-3, mobility = 12.4 cm2/(V· s)) is observed for pH ≈ 12. The resistivity is tuned almost by three orders of magnitude by controlling the bath pH with optical transmittance more than 70%. Thus, the electrical conductivity of CdO films could be easily tuned by simply varying the pH of the spray solution without compromising the optical transparency.-
Keywords:
- spray pyrolysis,
- pH,
- cadmium oxide,
- thin films,
- electrical conductivity
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