Research Article Open Access

Effect of Film thickness on the Electrical and Structural Properties of CdS: In Thin Films

Shadia J. Ikhmayies and Riyad N. Ahmad-Bitar

Abstract

Polycrystalline CdS:In thin films were prepared by the Spray Pyrolysis (SP) technique on glass substrates at a substrate temperature Ts= 490°C. The effect of film thickness on the electrical and structural properties of the films was investigated through the analysis of the I-V plots, x-ray diffraction spectra (XRD) and the scanning electron microscope (SEM) images. The conductivity of the films was highly increased when the films became thicker. The crystal growth became stronger and more oriented as seen in the x-ray diffraction spectra and the grain size became larger as seen in the SEM images.

American Journal of Applied Sciences
Volume 5 No. 9, 2008, 1141-1143

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.1141.1143

Submitted On: 7 August 2007 Published On: 30 September 2008

How to Cite: Ikhmayies, S. J. & Ahmad-Bitar, R. N. (2008). Effect of Film thickness on the Electrical and Structural Properties of CdS: In Thin Films . American Journal of Applied Sciences, 5(9), 1141-1143. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.1141.1143

  • 3,458 Views
  • 3,307 Downloads
  • 30 Citations

Download

Keywords

  • CdS:In
  • thin films
  • solar cells
  • doping