STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CdO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY CHEMICAL METHOD
| Author(s) | : | B. Kavitha, M. Nirmala, K.Meenakshi priya, A.Keerthana |
| Institution | : | Department of Physics, Sri G.V.G Visalakshi College for Women, Udumalpet, TN, India |
| Published In | : | Vol. 4, Issue 17 — January 2017 |
| Page No. | : | - |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
CdO thin films of different thicknesses were prepared by a simple chemical technique calledSuccessive Ionic Layer Adsorption & Reaction (SILAR) technique onto well cleaned substrates and thethicknesses of the deposited films were determined by gravimetric technique. Uniform and adherent CdO thinfilms are prepared and annealed at different temperatures of 100ï‚°C, 200ï‚°C and 300ï‚°C respectively. The filmsare investigated with X-ray diffraction, EDAX and optical spectroscopy. The structural characterization wascarried out by X-ray diffraction which confirms the polycrystalline nature of the films with a cubic structure.EDAX analysis conforms the presence of the constituents Cd and O and the weight percentage is presented .From the transmittance spectra the type of transition, band gaps of the films, refractive index of the films wereestimated. From the results of the structural and optical analysis, CdO has been identified as an alternatewindow /n-type conductor for fabricating solar cells.
B. Kavitha, M. Nirmala, K.Meenakshi priya, A.Keerthana, “STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF CdO THIN FILMS PREPARED BY CHEMICAL METHOD”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 4, Issue 17, pp. -, January 2017.
