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S/In molar ratio effect on the photoconductivity of the sprayed β-In2S3 thin films

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In2S3 thin films have been deposited onto glass substrates at 340 °C using an inexpensive spray pyrolysis method (CSP) via the reaction between high purity indium chloride and thiourea. Structural, optical and photoconductive properties of thin films have been investigated by adjusting S/In molar ratio. The X-ray diffraction results revealed that In2S3 films are polycrystalline and exhibited a cubic structure. The optical and morphological properties are discussed. The photoconductive performances were conducted by DC electrical characterization. The best photosensitivity was obtained for the film matching S/In = 2 molar ratio. In addition, photocurrent versus light intensity and bias voltage follows a power law and linear trend, respectively. Furthermore, some critical parameters such as responsivity and detectivity were determined to evaluate photosensitive properties of In2S3 thin films.

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This work was supported by Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation - FEDER Funds (MODENA Project CTQ2016-79461-R) and Fundación Ramón Areces (Spain, Project CIVP18A3940). NANOMAG group belongs to Galician Competitive Research Group ED431C-2017/22, program co-funded by FEDER, and AEMAT Strategic Partnership (ED431E-2018/08, Xunta de Galicia, Spain).

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique des Matériaux et des Nanomatériaux appliquée à l’Environnement, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Gabès, Cité Erriadh Manara Zrig, 6072, Gabès, Tunisia

    Y. Bchiri, N. Bouguila, M. Kraini & S. Alaya

  2. Laboratoire des Matériaux, Molécules et Applications IPEST, Université de Carthage, BP 51, La Marsa, 2070, Tunis, Tunisia

    R. Souissi & B. Bouricha

  3. Laboratory of Magnetism and Nanotechnology (NANOMAG), Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

    C. Vázquez-Vázquez & M. A. López-Quintela

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Bchiri, Y., Souissi, R., Bouricha, B. et al. S/In molar ratio effect on the photoconductivity of the sprayed β-In2S3 thin films. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 32, 27995–28006 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-021-07180-y

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