Optical band gap of thermally deposited Ge-S-Ga thin films
Abstract
Thin films of Ge20S80-xGax glassy alloy, obtained from melt quenching technique, were deposited on the glass substrate by thermal evaporation technique under a high vacuum conditions (∼ 10-5 Torr). Absorption spectrum fitting method (ASF) is employed to obtain the optical band gap from absorption spectra. This method requires only the measurement of the absorption spectrum of the sample. The width of the band tail was also determined. Optical band gap computed from absorption spectra is found to decrease with an increase in Ga content. The evaluated optical band gap (Eg) is in well agreement with the theoretically predicted Eg and obtained from transmission spectra.
- Publication:
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2nd International Conference on Condensed Matter and Applied Physics (ICC 2017)
- Pub Date:
- May 2018
- DOI:
- 10.1063/1.5032886
- Bibcode:
- 2018AIPC.1953i0039R