B. Poornaprakash, P. Puneetha, M. P. Reddy, Y. L. Kim
{"title":"Structural, optical, and photocatalytic activity of ZnS:Er nanoparticles","authors":"B. Poornaprakash, P. Puneetha, M. P. Reddy, Y. L. Kim","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.202.85","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.202.85","url":null,"abstract":"ZnS and Er (2 at%) doped ZnS nanoparticles (NPs) were synthesized through coprecipitation process. EDAX analysis confirmed that the presence of Er (III) ions in the prepared sample with an anticipated stoichiometry. TEM analyses displayed that the prepared NPs showed near spheroid shapes with an average size ranging from 4.8 to 5.2 nm. XRD measurements confirmed the authentic incorporation of Er (III) ions in the ZnS lattice. DRS measurements certified that Er (III) doping declines the ZnS bandgap from 3.72 to 3.56 eV. Magnetic measurements revealed that the Er-doped ZnS NPs displayed soft ferromagnetism and became better at higher doping concentrations. The Er (2 at%) doped ZnS NPs exhibited a higher rhodamine B dye degradation rate than the ZnS. Hence, the Er doped ZnS NPs are promising materials for dye degradation and optoelectronics.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42608559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fabrication and evaluation of CuAlSe2/Si photodetector","authors":"H. K. Hassun, B. K. Al-Maiyaly, A. H. Shaban","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.202.145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.202.145","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we have examined the spectral response of (p-CuAlSe2/n-Si) detector, (CAS) thin films deposited by thermal evaporation at RT with a thickness (450) nm, and annealing temperature at (473K) for 2 h. Optical transmission measurements displayed reasonably slight transmission besides higher absorbance trendy the visible region, energy gaps were observed by annealing, were found to be direct, and decreased with the effect of annealing. The extreme responsivity value arises at wavelength 459 nm, with improvement value of specific detectivity and quantum efficiency the annealing films be situated originate as greatest suitable aimed at numerous device application.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48528314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. Ur Rahman, M. Khalid, M. Aamer, F. Ali, Muhammad Umair Javed, Q. Rafiq, M. Jawad, T. Raouf Qureshi, M. Irfan, S. Azam
{"title":"Tuned optoelectronic and thermoelectric properties of TIMX2 through M=Ga,In X=S,Se,Te intercalation","authors":"I. Ur Rahman, M. Khalid, M. Aamer, F. Ali, Muhammad Umair Javed, Q. Rafiq, M. Jawad, T. Raouf Qureshi, M. Irfan, S. Azam","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.202.131","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.202.131","url":null,"abstract":"We presents our analysis on structural electronic and optical properties of TlX and TlMX2 (M =In, Ga; X = Te, Se, S) compound, by first principle density functional theory (DFT).These chalcogenide have a place with a group of the low-dimensionals semiconductors having chains or layered design. They are of critical interested as a result of, their exceptionally anisotropics properties, semiconductivity and photoconductivity, non direct impacts in their IV qualities (counting a district of negatived differentials opposition), exchanging and memories impacts, secondly symphonious opticals age, relaxors conduct and possible application for optoelectronics devices. We reviews the crystals structured of TlMX2 compound, their transports properties below surrounding condition, test and hypothetical investigations of the electronics construction, transports properties and semiconductors metal phased transition below highly tension, and successions of temperature instigated primary phased transition with middle disproportionate state. Electronics natured of the ferroelectrics phased transition in the previously mentione mixes, just as arelaxors conduct, nano domain and conceivable event of quantums specks in dopeds and illuminated precious crystals are examined.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41998968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Messei, M. Aida, A. Attaf, N. Hamani, S. Laznek
{"title":"Numerical simulation of the effect of gradual substitution of sulfur with selenium or tin with germanium in Cu2ZnSnS4 absorber layer on kesterite solar cell efficiency","authors":"N. Messei, M. Aida, A. Attaf, N. Hamani, S. Laznek","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.202.165","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.202.165","url":null,"abstract":"To enhance the efficiency of kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 solar cell, different gradient strategies are investigated. Absorber layer gradient is obtained by partial substitution of sulfur with selenium or tin with germanium. The PV Parameters are calculated using the SCAPS1D program. The effect of the front, back, and double gradient on the cell parameters was investigated. We proposed also the fully graded gap absorber layer profile. The opencircuit voltage has increased to 1.040V, the fill factor has increased to 71.69%, and the efficiency has exceeded 22.95%. In contrast to other types of gradients, the short-circuit current density remains high (Jsc= 39.7mA / cm2 ).","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44735710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. A. Mohammed, A. Ajam, A. Kareem, K. H. Salem, M. A. Alkhafaji, R. Zabibah
{"title":"Doping effect on properties of CdZnS nanoparticles","authors":"K. A. Mohammed, A. Ajam, A. Kareem, K. H. Salem, M. A. Alkhafaji, R. Zabibah","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.201.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.201.11","url":null,"abstract":"In current work, Nanoparticles of cadmium zinc sulfide (CdZnS) and copper zinc sulfide (Cu:CdZnS) were synthesized through a capping-agent-free chemical co-precipitation method. This article focuses on the optical characteristics, elemental analysis, and surface morphology of CdZnS and Cu:CdZnS. this properties of prepared materials were investigated using a variety of techniques, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, and ultraviolet–visible absorption. The results show both pure and doped CdZnS have cubic structure. The energy gap of CdZnS was equal to 3.14 eV and 3.4 eV for Cu doped CdZnS. According to the results the prepared nanoparticles are suitable for photdegradation applications.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42426412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and characterization of manganese-doped FeS2 thin films via chemical spray pyrolysis","authors":"R. Ali, H. S. Rasheed, N. Habubi, S. Chiad","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.201.63","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.201.63","url":null,"abstract":"A thin film of iron disulfide (FeS2) and Mn-doped was prepared using the chemical spray pyrolysis (CSP) method at a constant temperature of the glass substrate at around 400 °C. According to XRD examination, films were structurally cubic oriented with a predominant planar orientation (201). The doping of Mn ions in the FeS2 host matrix was confirmed by a minor shift of the diffraction peak towards the lower 2θ values. The surface of the produced film for pyrite was homogeneous, according to the AFM investigations. According to the XRD data, the predicted grain size altered as the consistent manganese increased. When compared to undoped FeS2 thin films, the Mn2+- doped FeS2 thin films' desired bandgap energy showed a red shift.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48730290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Alqahtani, F. Alqahtani, A. Almarhaby, K. I. Hussain, Y. Khalid, H. Almohiy, I. Yaha, E. Yousef
{"title":"Structural and performance radiation protection the phosphate glasses contain: Te, K, Al, Nb-doped with rare earth","authors":"M. Alqahtani, F. Alqahtani, A. Almarhaby, K. I. Hussain, Y. Khalid, H. Almohiy, I. Yaha, E. Yousef","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.201.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.201.43","url":null,"abstract":"Because of the increased use of ionizing radiation, radiation management and security procedures are now regarded a standard part of many therapeutic and specialist fields. The focus of this work is on the radiation security features of Novel Oxide Glass (PZBKTANEr). The unique glass assembly is 40P2O5-30ZnO- 20BaF2-3.8K2TeO3- 1.2Al2O3-5Nb2O5-3Er2O3 in mol percent (test code PZBKTANEr). For the suggested oxide glass, several radiation shielding characteristics have been investigated for a specific energy range of ionizing radiation. The linear and mass attenuation coefficients, mean free path, half-value layer, total nuclear and electronic cross-sections, and fast neutron expulsion cross-section are among the radiation shielding properties. Furthermore, the unique fabricated glass (PZBKTANEr) was compared to commonly used radiation protection compositions, such as RS-253 G18, RS-360, RS-520, Chromite, Ferrite, Magnetite, and Barite glass, as well as RS-253 G18, RS-360, RS-520, Chromite, Ferrite, Magnetite, and Barite glass. Also, we studied the structure of fabrication by using Raman spectra. The findings suggest that the new oxide glass might be used in a broad variety of ionizing radiation applications for protection in both therapeutic and industrial applications.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44866287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Growth and characterization of bimetallic (Ni,Co) sulfide thin films deposited by spray pyrolysis","authors":"A. Gahtar, C. Zaouche, A. Ammari, L. Dahbi","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.205.377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.205.377","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, the bimetallic (Ni,Co) sulfide film of 852.213 nm thickness was successfully deposited using the spray pyrolysis technique at 300 °C. The compound was prepared with a mixture of nickel acetate (C4H6O4Ni. 4H2O), cobalt chloride (CoCl2. 6H2O), and thiourea (CS(NH2)2) as precursors for Ni, Co, and S, respectively. The temperature and sedimentation time were 300 °C and 10 min, respectively; the film was then, characterized without any thermal post-treatment. The structural, morphological, optical and electrical analysis were carried out to investigate the different properties of the material. The X-ray diffraction analysis confirmed the presence of NiCo2S4 according to the JCPDS Card # 98- 004-0019, with an average crystallite size of 34.45 nm. The optical analysis revealed the metallic behavior of the film with an average transmittance of 3.41% in the visible region and a direct optical band gap of 2.15 eV, as well as a high absorption coefficient of α ≈ 104 - 105 cm-1 ). The elementary composition analysis (EDS) confirmed the presence of Ni, Co and S elements in the film. Morphological analysis revealed a homogeneous, compact, crack-free appearance and a granular surface in all studied areas. On the other hand, the film shows a high electrical conductivity of about 1.42×105 S/cm at room temperature. The obtained results show that the bimetallic (Ni, Co) sulfide prepared in this study exhibits a good crystallinity, dense morphology, good stoichiometric ratio and high conductivity. Therefore, it is a potential candidate for application in supercapacitors as electrode material.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67025004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of pH values on the structural, morphological and sensing properties of ZnO nanostructure","authors":"A. Zaidi, K. TiwariA., R. R. Awasthi, K. Dubey","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.201.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.201.33","url":null,"abstract":"In the present investigation ZnO thin films have been prepared by sol-gel spin coating technique with different pH values. The effect of pH values of precursor solution on the crystal structural, morphological and humidity sensing properties of ZnO nanostructures have been investigated using different characterization technique. The crystal structure and phase analysis has been examined by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) technique. The PXRD pattern clearly revealed the ZnO thin films have hexagonal wurtzite crystal structure. The average crystallite size of ZnO thin films have been calculated using Scherer formula and found to be ~24 nm to ~30 nm. The microstrain (ɛa) and (ɛc) of ZnO thin films for different pH values 8 and 11, have been calculated and found to be 7.59, 0.1017; 7.57, 0.1094 respectively. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) image depicts the formation of spherical nanostructurewith diameter range 80 to 95 nm distributed throughout the surface. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) image also shows the spherical nanostructureconsistently distributed throughout the surface with diameter range 75 to 80 nm.It was also found that increasing the pH values from 8 to 11 modified the grains and grains boundary. The humidity sensing properties of ZnO thin films prepared from pH values of 8 to 11 and found to be lower hysteresis loss, less aging effect and good sensitivity in the range of 8.37 MΩ/%RH to 12.25 MΩ/%RH respectively","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46641756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Urusova, A. I. Merentsov, E. Stepanov, O. Reznitskikh
{"title":"Features of structural ordering and magnetic properties of the cobalt intercalates of titanium dichalcogenides","authors":"N. Urusova, A. I. Merentsov, E. Stepanov, O. Reznitskikh","doi":"10.15251/cl.2023.205.343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.15251/cl.2023.205.343","url":null,"abstract":"CoxTiS2 (x = 0.20, 0.30, 0.50, 0.75) compounds have a layered crystal structure with Ti atoms surrounded by the S octahedrons in the S-Ti-S layers and Co ions which could be surrounded both by the S octahedrons and tetrahedrons. The features of the crystal structure and magnetic properties of the polycrystalline CoxTiS2 samples were studied as a function of the cobalt concentration using X-ray diffraction and magnetization measurements. The disordered state of the Co atoms (x < 0.20) changes to the ordered one (x ≥ 0.20). The magnetic ordering arises at x = 0.20 with mostly antiferromagnetic interaction. For compound with x = 0.30 and 0.50 there is a weak ferromagnetic ordering. The ferromagnetic ordering is observed in Co0.75TiS2 below Tc = 375 K.","PeriodicalId":9710,"journal":{"name":"Chalcogenide Letters","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67024809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}