Optical and structural properties of chromium telluride (Cr2Te3) thin film produced via chemical bath deposition
İ. A. KARIPER1,*
Affiliation
- Erciyes University, Education Faculty, 38039, Kayseri, Turkey
Abstract
In this paper, we explain the production of c
hromium telluride (Cr 2 Te 3 ) crystalline thin film via chemical bath deposition on
substrates (commercial glass). Properties of the thin film, such as transmittance, absorption, optical band gap and refractio n
were examined in ultra violet Spectrum. The structural p roperties of orthorhombic form were observed through X ray
diffraction. S tructural and optical properties of Cr 2 Te 3 thin films that were deposited at different pH levels were compared .
Some properties of the films have changed with the change of pH, which has been deeply investigated. It has been
observed that grain size of Cr 2 Te 3 thin film has reached its highest value at pH 9. The refraction indexes and extinction
coefficients of Cr 2 Te 3 films deposited at various pH levels were calculated as 1.45, 1.82, 1.78, 1.40 (refraction index)
0.004, 0.010, 0.009, 0.003 (extinction coefficient), for amorphous structure with 24, 42 an d 63 nm average grain sizes at
550 nm wavelength) wavelength). The band gaps (Eg) of the films were measured as 2.06, 2.57, 2.04, and 2.76 eV for the grain sizes
mentioned above..
Keywords
Cr2Te3, Chemical Bath Deposition, Thin film.
Citation
İ. A. KARIPER, Optical and structural properties of chromium telluride (Cr2Te3) thin film produced via chemical bath deposition, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 10, 7-8, July-August 2016, pp.541-546 (2016).
Submitted at: July 30, 2015
Accepted at: Aug. 3, 2016