Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS
The effects of vacuum annealing at different temperatures on the optical, electrical and photocatalytic properties of polycrystalline and amorphous thin films of the ternary semiconductor alloys ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS were investigated in stacks of binary semiconductors obtained by chemi...
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| author | Sandra Andrea Mayén-Hernández David Santos-Cruz Francisco de Moure-Flores Sergio Alfonso Pérez-García Liliana Licea-Jiménez Ma. Concepción Arenas-Arrocena José de Jesús Coronel-Hernández José Santos-Cruz |
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| description | The effects of vacuum annealing at different temperatures on the optical, electrical and photocatalytic properties of polycrystalline and amorphous thin films of the ternary semiconductor alloys ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS were investigated in stacks of binary semiconductors obtained by chemical bath deposition. The electrical properties were measured at room temperature using a four-contact probe in the Van der Pauw configuration. The energy band gap of the films varied from 2.30 to 2.85 eV. The photocatalytic activity of the semiconductor thin films was evaluated by the degradation of an aqueous methylene blue solution. The thin film of ZnxCd1-xS annealed under vacuum at 300°C exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1dfd9bb53cff4b95bedada66012adf2c2025-08-20T02:01:39ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2014-01-01201410.1155/2014/158782158782Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xSSandra Andrea Mayén-Hernández0David Santos-Cruz1Francisco de Moure-Flores2Sergio Alfonso Pérez-García3Liliana Licea-Jiménez4Ma. Concepción Arenas-Arrocena5José de Jesús Coronel-Hernández6José Santos-Cruz7Facultad de Química, Materiales Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, QRO, MexicoFacultad de Química, Materiales Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, QRO, MexicoFacultad de Química, Materiales Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, QRO, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C., Alianza Norte 202, 66600 Apodaca, NL, MexicoCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C., Alianza Norte 202, 66600 Apodaca, NL, MexicoEscuela Nacional de Estudios Superiores, Unidad León, UNAM, León 36969, GTO, MexicoFacultad de Química, Materiales Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, QRO, MexicoFacultad de Química, Materiales Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, 76010 Querétaro, QRO, MexicoThe effects of vacuum annealing at different temperatures on the optical, electrical and photocatalytic properties of polycrystalline and amorphous thin films of the ternary semiconductor alloys ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS were investigated in stacks of binary semiconductors obtained by chemical bath deposition. The electrical properties were measured at room temperature using a four-contact probe in the Van der Pauw configuration. The energy band gap of the films varied from 2.30 to 2.85 eV. The photocatalytic activity of the semiconductor thin films was evaluated by the degradation of an aqueous methylene blue solution. The thin film of ZnxCd1-xS annealed under vacuum at 300°C exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/158782 |
| spellingShingle | Sandra Andrea Mayén-Hernández David Santos-Cruz Francisco de Moure-Flores Sergio Alfonso Pérez-García Liliana Licea-Jiménez Ma. Concepción Arenas-Arrocena José de Jesús Coronel-Hernández José Santos-Cruz Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS |
| title_full | Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS |
| title_fullStr | Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS |
| title_short | Optical, Electrical and Photocatalytic Properties of the Ternary Semiconductors ZnxCd1-xS, CuxCd1-xS and CuxZn1-xS |
| title_sort | optical electrical and photocatalytic properties of the ternary semiconductors znxcd1 xs cuxcd1 xs and cuxzn1 xs |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/158782 |
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