An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique
In this paper, Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films were co-sputtered on glass substrates using ZnS and MgS binary target materials under various applied RF power. The compositional ratio of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub><...
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doaj-c56a146a402f4a24b039abc51b9169db2020-11-25T02:47:49ZengMDPI AGCoatings2079-64122020-08-011076676610.3390/coatings10080766An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering TechniqueMuhammad Shahriar Bashar0Yulisa Yusoff1Siti Fazlili Abdullah2Mashudur Rahaman3Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan4Abdul Gafur5Farid Ahmed6Md Akhtaruzzaman7Nowshad Amin8Institute of Fuel Research and Development (IFRD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka 1205, BangladeshInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Selangor Kajang 43000, MalaysiaDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, College of Engineering (COE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional (The Energy University), Selangor Kajang 43000, MalaysiaInstitute of Fuel Research and Development (IFRD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka 1205, BangladeshSolar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor Bangi 43600, MalaysiaInstitute of Fuel Research and Development (IFRD), Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR), Dhaka 1205, BangladeshDepartment of Physics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka 1342, BangladeshSolar Energy Research Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor Bangi 43600, MalaysiaInstitute of Sustainable Energy (ISE), Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Selangor Kajang 43000, MalaysiaIn this paper, Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films were co-sputtered on glass substrates using ZnS and MgS binary target materials under various applied RF power. The compositional ratio of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S films was varied by changing the RF power at an elevated temperature of 200 °C. The structural and optical properties were studied in detail. The structural analysis shows that the co-sputtered Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films have a cubic phase with preferred orientation along the (111) plane. The lattice constant and ionicity suggest the presence of a zincblende structure in Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films. Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films have transmittance over 76%. The extrapolation of optical characteristics indicates that direct bandgaps, ranging from 4.39 to 3.25 eV, have been achieved for the grown Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S films, which are desirable for buffer or window layers of thin film photovoltaics.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/8/766Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>SsputteringXRDUV-Vis-NIR |
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Muhammad Shahriar Bashar Yulisa Yusoff Siti Fazlili Abdullah Mashudur Rahaman Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan Abdul Gafur Farid Ahmed Md Akhtaruzzaman Nowshad Amin An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique Coatings Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S sputtering XRD UV-Vis-NIR |
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Muhammad Shahriar Bashar Yulisa Yusoff Siti Fazlili Abdullah Mashudur Rahaman Puvaneswaran Chelvanathan Abdul Gafur Farid Ahmed Md Akhtaruzzaman Nowshad Amin |
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An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique |
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An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique |
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An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique |
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An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique |
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An Investigation on Structural and Optical Properties of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Co-Sputtering Technique |
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investigation on structural and optical properties of zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>s thin films deposited by rf magnetron co-sputtering technique |
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In this paper, Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films were co-sputtered on glass substrates using ZnS and MgS binary target materials under various applied RF power. The compositional ratio of Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S films was varied by changing the RF power at an elevated temperature of 200 °C. The structural and optical properties were studied in detail. The structural analysis shows that the co-sputtered Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films have a cubic phase with preferred orientation along the (111) plane. The lattice constant and ionicity suggest the presence of a zincblende structure in Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films. Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S thin films have transmittance over 76%. The extrapolation of optical characteristics indicates that direct bandgaps, ranging from 4.39 to 3.25 eV, have been achieved for the grown Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S films, which are desirable for buffer or window layers of thin film photovoltaics. |
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Zn<i><sub>1-x</sub></i>Mg<i><sub>x</sub></i>S sputtering XRD UV-Vis-NIR |
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