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Investigation of UV photosensor properties of Al-doped SnO2 thin films deposited by sol-gel dip-coating method

Kaour Selma1, 2, Benkara Salima3, 4, , Bouabida Seddik3, Rechem Djamil1, 3 and Hadjeris Lazhar1, 2

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 Corresponding author: Benkara Salima, sali_benkara@yahoo.fr

DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/3/032801

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Abstract: Transparent conducting aluminum doped tin oxide thin films were prepared by sol-gel dip coating method with different Al concentrations and characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), UV–Vis spectrophotometry and photoconductivity study. The variation observed in the properties of the measured films agrees with a difference in the film's thickness, which decreases when Al concentration augments. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that all films are polycrystalline with tetragonal structure, (110) plane being the strongest diffraction peak. The crystallite size calculated by the Debye Scherrer’s formula decreases from 11.92 to 8.54 nm when Al concentration increases from 0 to 5 wt.%. AFM images showed grains uniformly distributed in the deposited films. An average transmittance greater than 80% was measured for the films and an energy gap value of about 3.9 eV was deduced from the optical analysis. Finally, the photosensitivity properties like current–voltage characteristics, ION/IOFF ratio, growth and decay time are studied and reported. Also, we have calculated the trap depth energy using the decay portion of the rise and decay curve photocurrent.

Key words: tin oxide, thin films, sol-gel, UV photodetector, photoconductivity, trap depth



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Fig. 1.  (Color online) The schematic drawing of pure and Al-doped SnO2 thin films produced with a sol-gel dip coating method.

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Fig. 2.  (Color online) Experimental setup of UV photo-detection.

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Fig. 3.  (Color online) XRD patterns of undoped and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

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Fig. 4.  (Color online) 3D surface morphologies of SnO2 thin films with various Al doping concentrations.

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Fig. 5.  (Color online) Optical transmittance spectra of undoped and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

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Fig. 6.  (Color online) Plots $ {\left(\alpha h\upsilon \right)}^{2} $ versus $h\upsilon$ of undoped and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

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Fig. 7.  (Color online) Variation of (a) dark current and (b) photocurrent as a function of applied voltage for undoped and aluminum doped SnO2 thin films.

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Fig. 8.  (Color online) Photoconductivity rise and decay time spectra of undoped and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

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Fig. 9.  (Color online) A schematic of the photoresponse mechanism and energy band diagram of Al:SnO2 thin films.

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Fig. 10.  (Color online) Rise and decay photoresponse curves of pure and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

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Table 1.   XRD parameters, crystallite size, strain and RMS of undoped and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

Sample2θ (°)Β (°)D (nm)Strain (10−3)$a$ = b (Å)c (Å)RMS (nm)Ra (nm)Da (nm)
SnO226.790.7111.923.274.7003.2035.064.2573.0
3 wt.% Al-SnO226.560.7411.403.424.7423.1952.321.7645.5
5 wt.% Al-SnO226.580.9908.544.604.7383.1612.011.6729.3
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Table 2.   The values of Texture Coefficient of undopedand Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

SampleTc(hkl) of SnO2 thin films
(110)(101)(200)(210)
SnO21.221.170.780.83
3 wt.% Al-SnO21.410.940.860.77
5 wt.% Al-SnO21.331.120.620.91
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Table 3.   The values of photocurrent, dark current, ION/IOFF ratio, rise time constant (tr), decay time constants (td1, td2) and defect levels energy (trap depth (E1, E2)) for undoped and Al-doped SnO2 thin films.

SampleION (A)IOFF (A)ION/IOFFtr (s)td1 (s)td2 (s)E1 (eV)E2 (eV)Ref.
SnO21.22 × 10−27.75 × 10−5217.852811.3373.140.5980.64This work
3 wt.% Al-SnO23.56 × 10−41.30 × 10−6273.84155.6448.150.5800.63This work
5 wt.% Al-SnO23.03 × 10−61.95 × 10−8155.38245.3349.940.5790.63This work
Mg-ZnO films––8.4919614.3112.10.6400.70[68]
Cu/LiZnO9.6 × 10−111.20 × 10−7125076935222––[69]
SnO2 films3.2×10−111.43 × 10−944250506–––[39]
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      Kaour Selma, Benkara Salima, Bouabida Seddik, Rechem Djamil, Hadjeris Lazhar. Investigation of UV photosensor properties of Al-doped SnO2 thin films deposited by sol-gel dip-coating method[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(3): 032801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/3/032801 ****K Selma, B Salima, B Seddik, R Djamil, H Lazhar. Investigation of UV photosensor properties of Al-doped SnO2 thin films deposited by sol-gel dip-coating method[J]. J. Semicond, 2023, 44(3): 032801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/3/032801
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      Kaour Selma, Benkara Salima, Bouabida Seddik, Rechem Djamil, Hadjeris Lazhar. Investigation of UV photosensor properties of Al-doped SnO2 thin films deposited by sol-gel dip-coating method[J]. Journal of Semiconductors, 2023, 44(3): 032801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/3/032801 ****
      K Selma, B Salima, B Seddik, R Djamil, H Lazhar. Investigation of UV photosensor properties of Al-doped SnO2 thin films deposited by sol-gel dip-coating method[J]. J. Semicond, 2023, 44(3): 032801. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/44/3/032801
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      Investigation of UV photosensor properties of Al-doped SnO2 thin films deposited by sol-gel dip-coating method

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        Laboratory of Materials and Structure of Electromechanical Systems and their Reliability, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria

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        Faculty of Exact Sciences and Natural and Life Sciences, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria

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        Electrical Engineering Department, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria

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        Laboratory of Active Components and Materials, Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria

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      • Kaour Selma：received graduate degrees and Master’s degree in physics from Guelma University, Algeria in 2013 and 2015 respectively. Now she is a PhD student in Oum El Bouaghi University. Her research interests on thin films synthesis by sol-gel and co-precipitation method and study their optical, electrical and photoconductivity properties
      • Benkara Salima：received the graduate engineering, Master and Doctorate of Science on Materials and components and components in electronics from Constantine University, Algeria, in 1997, 2000 and 2014 respectively. She is presently a teacher in Oum El Bouaghi University, Algeria. Her research interests on nanostructured films based on SnO2, ZnO, and TiO2
      • Corresponding author: sali_benkara@yahoo.fr
      • Received Date: 2022-09-10
      • Revised Date: 2022-11-05
        • Available Online: 2023-01-03

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