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Influence of Cd content on structural and optical properties of chemical bath deposited CdxPb1−xS thin films

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This paper describes the preparation and characterization of nanocrystalline CdxPb1−xS thin films by chemical bath deposition method with different Pb and Cd solute ratios. XRD, HRTEM and SAED patterns show the nanocrystalline nature of films with the co-existence of cubic, hexagonal and tetragonal phases, while micro-Raman spectra reveals the presence of cubic and hexagonal phases in the films. The average crystallite size of CdxPb1−xS estimated from TEM and XRD methods were nearly same. The chemical bonding present in the films was studied by FTIR spectral analysis. SEM images show uniformly distributed grains of different sizes over the substrates. Optical studies show the prominent blue shift in band gap energy (Eg) with the increase in Cd content in PbS. The increment of Cd addition to CdxPb1−xS has led to enhance the transmittance as well as band gap energy.

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We acknowledge the Department of Physics, Bahona College, Jorhat (India), for providing laboratory facilities. We acknowledge the CSIC, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh (India), for providing the SEM and EDX facilities. We acknowledge SAIF, Gauhati University, Guwahati (India), for providing PXRD facilities. We also acknowledge SAIF-NEHU, Shillong, Meghalaya (India), for TEM, HRTEM and SAED facilities. We acknowledge SAIC, Tezpur University, (India), for providing FTIR and micro-Raman facilities.

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  1. Thin Film Laboratory, Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India

    Lipika Gogoi & P K Saikia

  2. Thin Film and Device Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, Bahona College, Jorhat, 785101, India

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  3. Material Science Laboratory, Department of Physics, Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, 786004, India

    Dibya Jyoti Borah

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Gogoi, L., Chaliha, S., Borah, D.J. et al. Influence of Cd content on structural and optical properties of chemical bath deposited CdxPb1−xS thin films. Bull Mater Sci 44, 225 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-021-02506-2

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