Electrical Behavior of Cd0.3Zn1.1x S0.7 Thin Films for Non-Heat Light Emitting Diodes

• Authors: Mosiori Cliff Orori , Maera John , Shikambe Reuben , Magare Robert
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In developing countries like Kenya, solution processing technique is the cheapest and simplest technique to grow inorganic composites thin films. This method was used to grow thin films of Cd0.3Zn1.1xS0.7 on ordinary microscope Perspex substrate slides from aqueous solutions of Zinc chloride and cadmium chloride in ammonia solution. A solution of triethanalomine was used as a complexing agent while thiourea was used as source of sulphide ions. Electrical properties as a function of their thicknesses were obtained by varying deposition time while all other parameters were maintained constant. Using a resistance measurement device and a Gauss meter, resistivity and the conductivity of the films were found to be thickness dependent with semiconductor nature.

Keywords

EN

complexing agent; zinc; cadmium; thiourea; resistivity; sulphur

• Publisher: Altezoro s.r.o. (Slovak Republic) and Publishing Center "Dialog" (Ukraine)
• Journal: Path of Science
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 2.8-2.16

Dates

published

2017-06-19

Contributors

author

Mosiori Cliff Orori

• Technical University of Mombasa

author

Maera John

• Maasai Mara University

author

Shikambe Reuben

• Kenyatta University

author

Magare Robert

• Kenyatta University

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Identifiers

DOI

10.22178/pos.23-5