Effect of sulfur annealing on the morphological, structural, optical and electrical properties of iron pyrite thin films formed from FeS2 nano-powder

Thanh Kieu Trinh; Nguyen Tam Nguyen Truong; Viet Thanh Hau Pham; Hyoeun Kim; Chinho Park

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, Vol.35, No.7, 1525-1531, July, 2018

DOI10.1007/s11814-018-0060-6 Export Citation

Effect of sulfur annealing on the morphological, structural, optical and electrical properties of iron pyrite thin films formed from FeS2 nano-powder

Thanh Kieu Trinh, Nguyen Tam Nguyen Truong¹, Viet Thanh Hau Pham², Hyoeun Kim¹, and Chinho Park^{1, †}

Department of Biological Technology and Environment, Yersin University of Da Lat, Lam Dong, Vietnam
¹School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, 280 Daehak-ro, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea
²Deparment of Chemistry, University of Dalat, Lam Dong, Vietnam

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Iron pyrite (FeS2) thin films were fabricated by spin coating the solution of FeS2 nanocrystals of ~40 nm in size on glass substrates, followed by annealing in a sulfur environment at different temperatures. The effect of sulfurization temperature on the morphology, structural, optical and electrical properties was investigated. With increase of the sulfurization temperature, the grain size and crystallinity of the films was improved, although some cracks and voids were observed on the surface of thin films. The band gap of the FeS2 films was decreased at higher sulfurization temperature. The electrical properties were also changed, including the increasing in resistivity and the decrease in Hall mobility, with increase of sulfurization temperature. The change in the optical and electrical properties of the FeS2 thin films was explained based on the changes of phase, morphology, surface, and grain boundary property.

Keywords:Thin Film;Sulfurization;Morphology;FeS2 Nano-powder;Spin Coating

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