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Extended Abstract

Elaboration and Characterization of SnS Thin Film for Gas Sensors Application †

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MEEM & DD Group, Hassan II University of Casablanca, FSTM BP 146 Mohammedia 20650, Morocco
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FST Errachidia, Equipe Sciences des Matériaux, University Moulay Ismail, BP 509 Boutalamine 52000 Errachidia, Morocco
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Analytical and Interfacial Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP255, Bd Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Materials engineering, characterization, synthesis and recycling, Ecole polytechnique de Bruxelles, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Campus du Solbosch, CP 165/63, avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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LCOMS Laboratory, University of Lorraine, 57000 Metz, France
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Presented at the 8th GOSPEL Workshop. Gas Sensors Based on Semiconducting Metal Oxides: Basic Understanding & Application Fields, Ferrara, Italy, 20–21 June 2019.
Proceedings 2019, 14(1), 4; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019014004
Published: 18 June 2019
The tin sulfide (SnS) has p-type conductivity, high absorption coefficient (≥104 cm−1), bad gap energy in the range of 1.1–1.7 eV and crystalized on the cubic and orthorhombic phase [1]. The semiconductor SnS thin film is used for gas sensor and photovoltaic applications [2,3]. SnS-based layers are promising candidates for gas sensor applications compared to other layered materials such as graphene and phosphorene. For example, SnS thin film performance in chemical sensors for the detection of acetone and ethanol shows: a response of (~190%) with a fast response time of (2 s) and a recovery time of (9 s) for acetone, and a response (~130%), with a fast response time (2 s) and a recovery time (9 seconds) for ethanol, the concentration used is 10 ppm respectively [2]. The present work describes the preparation and characterization of thin films of tin (II) sulfide (SnS) by the chemical spray pyrolysis method for gas sensors applications. The layers obtained were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS), XPS analysis shows the existence of the constituent elements of SnS. And X-ray diffraction (XRD) that revealed the appearance of the orthorhombic phase of tin sulfide Figure 1, this phase was confirmed by vibratory modes measured by Raman spectroscopy. The optical properties such as optical conductivity, refractive-reflectivity index, extinction coefficient, and band gap energy were determined using the absorbance and transmittance data, determined by the UV-visible spectrophotometer.

Funding

This research received no external funding.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Figure 1. X-Ray diffraction patterns of SnS thin films deposited at various substrate temperatures.
Figure 1. X-Ray diffraction patterns of SnS thin films deposited at various substrate temperatures.
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Nouri, Y.; Hartiti, B.; Batan, A.; Reniers, F.; Buess-Herman, C.; Segato, T.; Fadili, S.; Siadat, M.; Thévenin, P. Elaboration and Characterization of SnS Thin Film for Gas Sensors Application. Proceedings 2019, 14, 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019014004

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Nouri Y, Hartiti B, Batan A, Reniers F, Buess-Herman C, Segato T, Fadili S, Siadat M, Thévenin P. Elaboration and Characterization of SnS Thin Film for Gas Sensors Application. Proceedings. 2019; 14(1):4. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019014004

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Nouri, Youssef, Bouchaib Hartiti, Abdelkrim Batan, François Reniers, Claudine Buess-Herman, Tiriana Segato, Salah Fadili, Maryam Siadat, and Philippe Thévenin. 2019. "Elaboration and Characterization of SnS Thin Film for Gas Sensors Application" Proceedings 14, no. 1: 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2019014004

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