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Investigating the influence of deposition time on nanostructured CdS film prepared by chemical bath deposition for photodetection applications

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This study investigates the effect of varying deposition time on the properties of CdS films deposited by chemical bath deposition technique. The experimental results indicate that all the deposited films exhibit a crystalline structure, with the film structure transformed from cubic to hexagonal as the deposition time increases from 60 to 120 min. The film morphology confirms the formation of uniformly distributed grains, with the grain size decreasing as the deposition time increases. Furthermore, an increase in the deposition time from 60 to 120 min leads to a decrease in the optical energy gap of the CdS film from 2.73 to 2.35 eV. The optoelectronic properties of CdS/Si photodetector are investigated as a function of deposition time. The maximum photocurrent was obtained for the photodetector deposited at 60 min. The responsivity, external quantum efficiency, and specific detectivity of CdS/Si deposited at 60 min were 0.26 A/W at 450 nm, 82% at 400 nm, and 9.07 × 1011 Jones at 450 nm, respectively.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Samarra, Salah al-deen, Samarra, Iraq

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  2. General Directorate of Education for Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq

    Ali M. Muhammed Ali

  3. Departments of Applied Science, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

    Raid A. Ismail & Evan T. Salim

  4. Laser and Optoelectronic Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq

    Makram A. Fakhri

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Ahmed, F.M., Muhammed Ali, A.M., Ismail, R.A. et al. Investigating the influence of deposition time on nanostructured CdS film prepared by chemical bath deposition for photodetection applications. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 1906 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11380-z

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