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Influence of Substrate Temperature on Structural and Optical Properties of Co-Evaporated Cu₂SnS₃/ITO Thin Films

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In this study report the structural and optical properties of Copper Tin Sulfide (Cu₂SnS₃) thin films on indium tin oxide (ITO) substrate using co-evaporation technique. High purity of copper, tin and sulfur were taken as source materials to deposit Cu₂SnS₃ (CTS) thin films at different substrate temperatures (200-350 °C). Further, the effect of different substrate temperature on the crystallographic, morphological and optical properties of CTS thin films was investigated. The deposited CTS thin films shows tetragonal phase with preferential orientation along (112) plane confirmed by X-ray diffraction. Micro-Raman studies reveled the formation of CTS thin films. The surface morphology, average grain size and rms values of the deposited films are examined by Scanning electron spectroscopy (SEM) and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). The Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) shows the presence of copper, tin and sulfur with a nearly stoichiometric ratio. The optical band gap (1.76-1.63 eV) and absorption coefficient (~10⁵ cm^-1) of the films was calculated by using UV-Vis-NIR spectroscopy. The values of refractive index, extinction coefficient and permittivity of the deposited films were calculated from the optical transmittance data.

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Tippasani Srinivasa Reddy*, M.C. Santhosh Kumar

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Co-Evaporation, Copper Tin Sulfide, Morphological Studies, Optical Studies, Structural Studies

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