نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسنده
استادیار، دانشکده فیزیک، دانشگاه بیرجند
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسنده [English]
In this study, the heterostructure n-MoO3/p-Si was prepared for an infrared photodetector by thermal oxidation. First, thin films of molybdenum (Mo) metal with different thicknesses (150 and 250 nm) were deposited on p-type Si substrate by DC magnetron sputtering. Then, MoO3 thin films were synthesized using the thermal oxidation method with 80 sccm oxygen gas flow. XRD analysis confirms the formation of orthorhombic α-MoO₃ structure in all synthesized films, which is also consistent with the Raman spectroscopy results. FESEM images showed that the surface of the films consisted of flat flakes. The band gap of the samples decreased from 3.54 to 3.13 eV with increasing thickness. The current density-voltage (J-V) characteristic indicates the rectifying behavior of the prepared samples in dark conditions. The photodiode performance improved with increasing thickness, which could be due to increased crystallinity, minimized carrier trapping at grain boundaries, and improved conductivity.
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