<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Antimony is a promising material for the fabrication of photodetectors. This study deals with the growth of a photosensitive thin film by the physical vapor deposition (PVD) of antimony onto mica surface in a furnace tube. The geometry of the grown structures was studied via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and elemental diffraction analysis. XRD peaks of the antimony film grown on mica mostly matched with JCPDF Card. The formation of rhombohedral crystal structures in the film was further confirmed by SEM micrographs and chemical composition analysis. The Hall measurements revealed good electrical conductivity of the film with bulk carrier concentration of the order of 1022 Ω·cm-3 and mobility of 9.034 cm2/Vs. The grown film was successfully tested for radiation detection. The photoresponse of the film was evaluated using its current-voltage characteristics. These investigations revealed that the photosensitivity of the antimony film was 20 times higher than that of crystalline germanium.</abstract>

Antimony is a promising material for the fabrication of photodetectors. This study deals with the growth of a photosensitive thin film by the physical vapor deposition (PVD) of antimony onto mica surface in a furnace tube. The geometry of the grown structures was studied via scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and elemental diffraction analysis. XRD peaks of the antimony film grown on mica mostly matched with JCPDF Card. The formation of rhombohedral crystal structures in the film was further confirmed by SEM micrographs and chemical composition analysis. The Hall measurements revealed good electrical conductivity of the film with bulk carrier concentration of the order of 1022 Ω·cm-3 and mobility of 9.034 cm2/Vs. The grown film was successfully tested for radiation detection. The photoresponse of the film was evaluated using its current-voltage characteristics. These investigations revealed that the photosensitivity of the antimony film was 20 times higher than that of crystalline germanium.

Morphology and photoresponse of crystalline antimony film grown on mica by physical vapor deposition

University of Electronics Science and Technology of China

State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Materials Science-Poland

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Antimony is a promising material for the fabrication of photodetectors. This study deals with the growth of a photosensitive thin film by the physical vapor...

Morphology and photoresponse of crystalline antimony film grown on mica by physical vapor deposition

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 12 wrz 2016

Zakres stron: 591 - 596

Otrzymano: 01 gru 2016

Przyjęty: 03 lip 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0084

Słowa kluczowe
vapor solid growth, photodetectors, antimony thin film, rhombohedral mica

© 2016 Muhammad Shafa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Morphology and photoresponse of crystalline antimony film grown on mica by physical vapor deposition

Article Category: Research Article

Data publikacji: 12 wrz 2016

Zakres stron: 591 - 596

Otrzymano: 01 gru 2016

Przyjęty: 03 lip 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/msp-2016-0084

Słowa kluczowevapor solid growth, photodetectors, antimony thin film, rhombohedral mica

© 2016 Muhammad Shafa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Słowa kluczowe
vapor solid growth, photodetectors, antimony thin film, rhombohedral mica