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- Title
Tailoring the structural, optical, and optoelectrical parameters of the thermally evaporated Ag<sub>2</sub>FeGeSe<sub>4</sub> thin films.
- Authors
Al-Zahrani, H. Y. S.; Alsulami, Abdullah
- Abstract
In this paper, the thermal evaporation approach has produced successful innovative Ag2FeGeSe4 layers at various thicknesses (183, 220, 346, and 455 nm). According to the structural findings, the Ag2FeGeSe4 samples are polycrystalline and feature an orthorhombic phase. The FESEM analysis indicated that the Ag2FeGeSe4 layers had a uniform grain structure. On the other side, the Ag2FeGeSe4 layers were created with a respect ratio almost precisely the same as the ingots, according to the EDX data. The optical results demonstrated that the energy gap of the Ag2FeGeSe4 layers was detected to reduce as the layer thickness was expanded. In distinction, the Urbach energy values of the Ag2FeGeSe4 layers displayed the opposite tendency. Numerous parameters have been estimated and studied, including the refractive index, optical dielectric constant, absorption coefficient, extinction coefficient, and optical conductivity. Also calculated and discussed were the oscillator energies, dispersion, and refractive dispersion indices of the Ag2FeGeSe4 layers. The nonlinear optical characteristics are improved by similarly raising the film thickness. We examined the behaviour of Ag2FeGeSe4 layers as semiconductors using the hot-probe technique and a negative voltage. This film’s propensity for p-type semiconductor behaviour was discovered.
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 2023, Vol 34, Issue 10, p1
- ISSN
0957-4522
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10854-023-10275-3