Exploring the impact of substrate placement on Cu3N thin films as a solar cell window layer: Structural and optical attributes

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dc.authoridHassan, Ahmed M./0000-0001-5742-331X
dc.authoridZAKALY, Hesham M.H./0000-0002-7645-9964
dc.authoridAlyousef, Haifa/0000-0003-1727-0958
dc.authorwosidAlyousef, Haifa/JFA-6862-2023
dc.authorwosidHassan, Ahmed M./GRO-2509-2022
dc.authorwosidZAKALY, Hesham M.H./E-8136-2016
dc.contributor.authorAlyousef, Haifa A.
dc.contributor.authorHassan, A. M.
dc.contributor.authorZakaly, Hesham M. H.
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-19T14:46:26Z
dc.date.available2024-05-19T14:46:26Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİstinye Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCopper nitride (Cu3N) thin films have garnered significant interest due to their exceptional stability, corrosion resistance, and optical qualities. In this research, Cu3N thin films were produced through reactive dc magnetron sputtering (dcMS) in a nitrogen/argon atmosphere on glass substrates without any external heat treatment. The study examined the effects of substrate positions from the cathode target, and subsequently film thicknesses, on the structure and optical properties of Cu3N thin films. Different methods were employed to examine the structural and optical characteristics of the films, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-vis-NIR) spectrophotometry in the wavelength range of 400-2500 nm. The XRD patterns indicated a cubic crystal structure for the films with a dominant orientation along the (100) plane, while SEM images displayed uniform and smooth surface morphologies for the films. The UV-vis-NIR spectrophotometry findings demonstrated transmittance above 70% in the visible region for the films, and the optical bandgap values ranged between 2.29 and 2.49 eV. The optical conductivity (& sigma;), electrical susceptibility (& chi;c), and optical electronegativity (& eta;opt) have been calculated. Furthermore, the nonlinear optical qualities of Cu3N thin films were discussed, including the nonlinear refractive index (n2), the nonlinear optical susceptibility, and the nonlinear absorption coefficient (& beta;c). The Cu3N thin films showed promising optical properties, suggesting their potential use as a window layer in solar cell technology.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPrincess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [PNURSP2023R17]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors express their gratitude to Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project (Grant No. PNURSP2023R17) , Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106183
dc.identifier.issn2352-4928
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85159603831en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106183
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12713/5522
dc.identifier.volume35en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001042186600001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofMaterials Today Communicationsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240519_kaen_US
dc.subjectReactive Sputteringen_US
dc.subjectCu 3 N Thin Filmsen_US
dc.subjectWindow Layeren_US
dc.subjectSolar Cell Technologyen_US
dc.subjectOptical Parametersen_US
dc.titleExploring the impact of substrate placement on Cu3N thin films as a solar cell window layer: Structural and optical attributesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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