Effect of Cr Doping Concentration on the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Lead Sulfide (PbS) Nanofilms
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Structural Properties
3.2. Morphological Properties
3.3. Optical Research
3.4. Electrical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Cr Content (at.%) | (hkl) | 2θ (°) | FWHM (radian) | Crystallite Size D (nm) | Microstrain (ε) × 10−3 | Dislocation Density (ρ) | d-Values (Ä) | Lattice Parameter (Ä) |
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0 | 111 | 25.971 | 0.002234 | 63.7 | 0.544 | 2.47 | 3.42797 | 5.93742 |
200 | 30.06 | 0.002007 | 71.5 | 0.485 | 1.95 | 2.97033 | 5.94066 | |
220 | 43.081 | 0.003176 | 46.9 | 0.739 | 4.54 | 2.09795 | 5.93389 | |
1 | 111 | 26.02 | 0.002374 | 60 | 0.578 | 2.78 | 3.42162 | 5.92643 |
200 | 30.081 | 0.002496 | 57.5 | 0.603 | 3.02 | 2.9683 | 5.93661 | |
220 | 43.081 | 0.004868 | 20.6 | 1.132 | 10.067 | 2.09795 | 5.93389 | |
2 | 111 | 26.026 | 0.002688 | 52.9 | 0.655 | 3.57 | 3.42085 | 5.92509 |
200 | 30.124 | 0.002618 | 54.8 | 0.632 | 3.32 | 2.96416 | 5.92833 | |
220 | 43.124 | 0.005236 | 18.5 | 1.217 | 12.34 | 2.09596 | 5.92826 | |
3 | 111 | 26.033 | 0.004869 | 29.2 | 1.186 | 11.71 | 3.41995 | 5.92352 |
200 | 30.126 | 0.00356 | 40.3 | 0.86 | 6.15 | 2.96397 | 5.92794 | |
220 | 43.129 | 0.005236 | 18.3 | 1.217 | 12.33 | 2.09572 | 5.9276 | |
4 | 111 | 26.042 | 0.007121 | 20 | 1.734 | 25.04 | 3.41878 | 5.92151 |
200 | 30.142 | 0.005236 | 27.4 | 1.264 | 13.3 | 2.96244 | 5.92487 | |
220 | 43.143 | 0.008238 | 18.1 | 1.915 | 30.53 | 2.09508 | 5.92577 | |
5 | 111 | 26.045 | 0.009023 | 15.8 | 2.198 | 40.2 | 3.4184 | 5.92084 |
200 | 30.167 | 0.00765 | 18.9 | 1.538 | 19.68 | 2.96004 | 5.92007 | |
220 | 43.145 | 0.009372 | 15.9 | 2.179 | 39.52 | 2.09498 | 5.92551 |
Cr Content (at.%) | Resistivity (10−1 Ω∙cm) | Hall Mobility µ (cm2∙V−1∙s−1) | Volume Carrier Concentration (1016 cm−3) |
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0 | 3.47 | 8.27 | 3.70 |
1 | 2.95 | 11.9 | 6.86 |
2 | 1.23 | 59.6 | 20.7 |
3 | 5.43 | 6.18 | 1.53 |
4 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 0.659 |
5 | 13.2 | 2.15 | 0.304 |
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Huo, J.; Li, W.; Wang, T. Effect of Cr Doping Concentration on the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Lead Sulfide (PbS) Nanofilms. Coatings 2019, 9, 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9060376
Huo J, Li W, Wang T. Effect of Cr Doping Concentration on the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Lead Sulfide (PbS) Nanofilms. Coatings. 2019; 9(6):376. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9060376
Chicago/Turabian StyleHuo, Jiabin, Wei Li, and Teng Wang. 2019. "Effect of Cr Doping Concentration on the Structural, Optical, and Electrical Properties of Lead Sulfide (PbS) Nanofilms" Coatings 9, no. 6: 376. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9060376